linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 1/3] fs/ext4: release kobject/kset even when init/register fail

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <20180111201011.GG19241@thunk.org>
Date:   Thu, 11 Jan 2018 15:10:11 -0500
From:   Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
To:     Riccardo Schirone <sirmy15@...il.com>
Cc:     adilger.kernel@...ger.ca, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] fs/ext4: release kobject/kset even when
 init/register fail

On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 12:17:59AM +0100, Riccardo Schirone wrote:
> Even when kobject_init_and_add/kset_register fail, the kobject has been
> already initialized and the refcount set to 1. Thus it is necessary to
> release the kobject/kset, to avoid the memory associated with it hanging
> around forever.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Riccardo Schirone <sirmy15@...il.com>

Thanks, applied.

						- Ted