linux-kernel - [PATCH] ata: correctly handling failed allocation

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Date:	Tue, 29 Dec 2015 16:21:15 -0500
From:	Insu Yun <wuninsu@...il.com>
To:	tj@...nel.org, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	taesoo@...ech.edu, yeongjin.jang@...ech.edu, insu@...ech.edu,
	changwoo@...ech.edu, Insu Yun <wuninsu@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH] ata: correctly handling failed allocation

Since kzalloc can be failed in memory pressure, return error when failed.

Signed-off-by: Insu Yun <wuninsu@...il.com>
---
 drivers/ata/sata_sx4.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_sx4.c b/drivers/ata/sata_sx4.c
index fab504f..48301cb 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_sx4.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_sx4.c
@@ -1396,6 +1396,8 @@ static unsigned int pdc20621_dimm_init(struct ata_host *host)
 		addr = 0;
 		length = size * 1024 * 1024;
 		buf = kzalloc(ECC_ERASE_BUF_SZ, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!buf)
+			return 1;
 		while (addr < length) {
 			pdc20621_put_to_dimm(host, buf, addr,
 					     ECC_ERASE_BUF_SZ);
-- 
1.9.1

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