linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/6] [media] go7007: Use common error handling code in go7007_snd

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Date:   Tue, 19 Sep 2017 11:49:11 +0300
From:   Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:     SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
Cc:     linux-media@...r.kernel.org, Hans Verkuil <hans.verkuil@...co.com>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/6] [media] go7007: Use common error handling code in
 go7007_snd_init()

On Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 03:58:37PM +0200, SF Markus Elfring wrote:
> diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/go7007/snd-go7007.c b/drivers/media/usb/go7007/snd-go7007.c
> index 68e421bf38e1..7ae4d03ed3f7 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/usb/go7007/snd-go7007.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/usb/go7007/snd-go7007.c
> @@ -243,22 +243,18 @@ int go7007_snd_init(struct go7007 *go)
>  	gosnd->capturing = 0;
>  	ret = snd_card_new(go->dev, index[dev], id[dev], THIS_MODULE, 0,
>  			   &gosnd->card);
> -	if (ret < 0) {
> -		kfree(gosnd);
> -		return ret;
> -	}
> +	if (ret < 0)
> +		goto free_snd;
> +
>  	ret = snd_device_new(gosnd->card, SNDRV_DEV_LOWLEVEL, go,
>  			&go7007_snd_device_ops);
> -	if (ret < 0) {
> -		kfree(gosnd);
> -		return ret;
> -	}
> +	if (ret < 0)
> +		goto free_snd;
> +


I think the original code is buggy.  It should probably call
snd_card_free() if snd_device_new() fails.

regards,
dan carpenter