linux-kernel - [2.6 patch] sunrpc/xprtrdma/transport.c: fix use-after-free

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Date:	Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:53:12 +0200
From:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
To:	Tom Talpey <talpey@...app.com>,
	Trond Myklebust <Trond.Myklebust@...app.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [2.6 patch] sunrpc/xprtrdma/transport.c: fix use-after-free

This patch fixes an obvious use-after-free spotted by the Coverity 
checker.

Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>

---
9bb1151172d05c2ffdb09302eb82ca6e1edae47d 
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/transport.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/transport.c
index dc55cc9..1afeb3e 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/transport.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/transport.c
@@ -320,9 +320,9 @@ xprt_setup_rdma(struct xprt_create *args)
 	xprt->slot = kcalloc(xprt->max_reqs,
 				sizeof(struct rpc_rqst), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (xprt->slot == NULL) {
-		kfree(xprt);
 		dprintk("RPC:       %s: couldn't allocate %d slots\n",
 			__func__, xprt->max_reqs);
+		kfree(xprt);
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	}
 

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