linux-kernel - [PATCH] alpha: handle kcalloc failure

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Date:	Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:13:34 +0100
From:	Jim Meyering <jim@...ering.net>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Markus Armbruster <armbru@...hat.com>,
	Jim Meyering <jim@...ering.net>
Subject: [PATCH] alpha: handle kcalloc failure

* arch/alpha/kernel/module.c (module_frob_arch_sections): Handle kcalloc failure.

Signed-off-by: Jim Meyering <meyering@...hat.com>
---
 arch/alpha/kernel/module.c |    6 ++++++
 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/module.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/module.c
index 026ba9a..ebc3c89 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/module.c
@@ -120,6 +120,12 @@ module_frob_arch_sections(Elf64_Ehdr *hdr, Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs,

 	nsyms = symtab->sh_size / sizeof(Elf64_Sym);
 	chains = kcalloc(nsyms, sizeof(struct got_entry), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!chains) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR
+		       "module %s: no memory for symbol chain buffer\n",
+		       me->name);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}

 	got->sh_size = 0;
 	got->sh_addralign = 8;
-- 
1.5.4.2.134.g82883

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