linux-kernel - Re: [RESEND PATCH] cpufreq: unnecesary double free in pcc_cpufreq_do

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Date:	Fri, 1 Oct 2010 01:25:41 -0400
From:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
To:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>
Cc:	dave@....org, cpufreq@...r.kernel.org,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	x86 maintainers <x86@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH] cpufreq: unnecesary double free in
 pcc_cpufreq_do_osc

On Fri, Oct 01, 2010 at 07:47:23AM +0300, Pekka Enberg wrote:

 > > I think Dave's patch is correct.  There's a kfree(output.pointer) at line 359.
 > > If we fall all the way through without hitting any of the return -ENODEVs,
 > > we end up doing a 2nd kfree in the out_free:
 > 
 > There's a second call to acpi_evaluate_object() which takes "output" as 
 > its argument and allocates more memory.

yup. I merged your patch. after it's soaked in -next for a day, I'll push it to
Linus.  (Looks obviously correct, but just being extra careful given where
we are in the release cycle)

	Dave

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