linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fix memory leak on kvm_vm_ioctl_create_spapr

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Date:   Wed, 23 Aug 2017 11:16:24 +0200
From:   David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
To:     Paul Mackerras <paulus@...abs.org>,
        Nixiaoming <nixiaoming@...wei.com>
Cc:     "agraf@...e.com" <agraf@...e.com>,
        "pbonzini@...hat.com" <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        "rkrcmar@...hat.com" <rkrcmar@...hat.com>,
        "benh@...nel.crashing.org" <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        "mpe@...erman.id.au" <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        "kvm-ppc@...r.kernel.org" <kvm-ppc@...r.kernel.org>,
        "kvm@...r.kernel.org" <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org" <linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fix memory leak on kvm_vm_ioctl_create_spapr_tce


>>> +               mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
>>> +               kvm_put_kvm(kvm);
>>> +               goto fail;
>>> +       }
>>> +       return ret;
> 
> of simply
> 
> if (!ret)

if (ret >= 0)
	return ret;

is of course what I meant :)

> 	return 0;
> 
> mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
> list_del_rcu(&stt->list);
> mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
> kvm_put_kvm(kvm);


-- 

Thanks,

David