linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/6] drivers/scsi: introduce missing kfree

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Date:	Mon, 9 Feb 2009 16:39:28 -0500
From:	James Smart <James.Smart@...lex.Com>
To:	Julia Lawall <julia@...u.dk>
CC:	"linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
	"James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com" 
	<James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org" <kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6] drivers/scsi: introduce missing kfree

Acked-by: James Smart <james.smart@...lex.com>

-- james s


Julia Lawall wrote:
> From: Julia Lawall <julia@...u.dk>
> 
> Error handling code following a kmalloc should free the allocated data.
> 
> The semantic match that finds the problem is as follows:
> (http://www.emn.fr/x-info/coccinelle/)
> 
> // <smpl>
> @r exists@
> local idexpression x;
> statement S;
> expression E;
> identifier f,l;
> position p1,p2;
> expression *ptr != NULL;
> @@
> 
> (
> if ((x@p1 = \(kmalloc\|kzalloc\|kcalloc\)(...)) == NULL) S
> |
> x@p1 = \(kmalloc\|kzalloc\|kcalloc\)(...);
> ...
> if (x == NULL) S
> )
> <... when != x
>      when != if (...) { <+...x...+> }
> x->f = E
> ...>
> (
>  return \(0\|<+...x...+>\|ptr\);
> |
>  return@p2 ...;
> )
> 
> @script:python@
> p1 << r.p1;
> p2 << r.p2;
> @@
> 
> print "* file: %s kmalloc %s return %s" % (p1[0].file,p1[0].line,p2[0].line)
> // </smpl>
> 
> Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall <julia@...u.dk>
> ---
>  drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c        |    1 +
>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
> index a8f30bd..a730248 100644
> --- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
> +++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
> @@ -5258,6 +5258,7 @@ lpfc_send_els_event(struct lpfc_vport *vport,
>                         sizeof(struct lpfc_name));
>                 break;
>         default:
> +               kfree(els_data);
>                 return;
>         }
>         memcpy(els_data->wwpn, &ndlp->nlp_portname, sizeof(struct lpfc_name));
> 
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