linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] pinctrl: sunxi: Fix a memory leak in 'sunxi_pinctrl_build

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Date:   Tue, 16 Oct 2018 08:59:04 +0200
From:   Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@...tlin.com>
To:     Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
Cc:     wens@...e.org, linus.walleij@...aro.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pinctrl: sunxi: Fix a memory leak in
 'sunxi_pinctrl_build_state()'

On Tue, Oct 16, 2018 at 08:22:28AM +0200, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> If 'krealloc()' fails, 'pctl->functions' is set to NULL.
> We should instead use a temp variable in order to be able to free the
> previously allocated memeory, in case of OOM.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>

Acked-by: Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@...tlin.com>

Maxime

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