linux-kernel - [PATCH 3/3] staging/dream: fix memory leak in camera error path

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Date:	Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:16:47 +0100
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Arve Hj?nnev?g <arve@...roid.com>,
	kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-arm-kernel <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	Brian Swetland <swetland@...gle.com>,
	San Mehat <san@...gle.com>, Daniel Walker <dwalker@...o99.com>,
	Iliyan Malchev <malchev@...gle.com>, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] staging/dream: fix memory leak in camera error path


cppcheck found that ctrl_pmsm is leaked if the open operation fails.

Signed-off-by: Eric Sesterhenn <eric.sesterhenn@...xperts.de>
Signed-off-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>

diff --git a/drivers/staging/dream/camera/msm_camera.c b/drivers/staging/dream/camera/msm_camera.c
index 7d93877..87e118d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/dream/camera/msm_camera.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/dream/camera/msm_camera.c
@@ -1885,8 +1885,10 @@ static int msm_open_control(struct inode *inode, struct file *filep)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	rc = msm_open_common(inode, filep, 0);
-	if (rc < 0)
+	if (rc < 0) {
+		kfree(ctrl_pmsm);
 		return rc;
+	}
 
 	ctrl_pmsm->pmsm = filep->private_data;
 	filep->private_data = ctrl_pmsm;



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