linux-kernel - [PATCH] physmap: Fix leak of memory returned by parse_mtd

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Date:	Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:57:33 +0900 (JST)
From:	Atsushi Nemoto <anemo@....ocn.ne.jp>
To:	linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org
Cc:	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] physmap: Fix leak of memory returned by
 parse_mtd_partitions

The mtd partition parser returns an allocated pointer array of
mtd_partition.  The caller must free it.  The array is used only for
add_mtd_partitions(), so free it just after the call.

Signed-off-by: Atsushi Nemoto <anemo@....ocn.ne.jp>
---
 drivers/mtd/maps/physmap.c |   17 ++++++++---------
 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/mtd/maps/physmap.c b/drivers/mtd/maps/physmap.c
index 7ca048d..cc26b41 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/maps/physmap.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/maps/physmap.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ struct physmap_flash_info {
 	struct map_info		map[MAX_RESOURCES];
 #ifdef CONFIG_MTD_PARTITIONS
 	int			nr_parts;
-	struct mtd_partition	*parts;
 #endif
 };
 
@@ -56,14 +55,10 @@ static int physmap_flash_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_RESOURCES; i++) {
 		if (info->mtd[i] != NULL) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_MTD_PARTITIONS
-			if (info->nr_parts) {
+			if (info->nr_parts || physmap_data->nr_parts)
 				del_mtd_partitions(info->mtd[i]);
-				kfree(info->parts);
-			} else if (physmap_data->nr_parts) {
-				del_mtd_partitions(info->mtd[i]);
-			} else {
+			else
 				del_mtd_device(info->mtd[i]);
-			}
 #else
 			del_mtd_device(info->mtd[i]);
 #endif
@@ -86,6 +81,9 @@ static int physmap_flash_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 	int err = 0;
 	int i;
 	int devices_found = 0;
+#ifdef CONFIG_MTD_PARTITIONS
+	struct mtd_partition *parts;
+#endif
 
 	physmap_data = dev->dev.platform_data;
 	if (physmap_data == NULL)
@@ -166,9 +164,10 @@ static int physmap_flash_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 		goto err_out;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MTD_PARTITIONS
-	err = parse_mtd_partitions(info->cmtd, part_probe_types, &info->parts, 0);
+	err = parse_mtd_partitions(info->cmtd, part_probe_types, &parts, 0);
 	if (err > 0) {
-		add_mtd_partitions(info->cmtd, info->parts, err);
+		add_mtd_partitions(info->cmtd, parts, err);
+		kfree(parts);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-- 
1.5.6.3
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