linux-kernel - Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] [PATCH 13/15] amba-clcd: fix cmap memory leaks

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Date:	Mon, 9 Feb 2009 16:55:40 -0500
From:	Andres Salomon <dilinger@...ued.net>
To:	Krzysztof Helt <krzysztof.h1@...pl>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-fbdev-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, adaplas@...il.com
Subject: Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] [PATCH 13/15] amba-clcd: fix cmap memory
 leaks

On Mon, 9 Feb 2009 21:16:14 +0100
Krzysztof Helt <krzysztof.h1@...pl> wrote:

> On Sat, 7 Feb 2009 12:18:48 -0500
> Andres Salomon <dilinger@...ued.net> wrote:
> 
> > 
> >  - fix cmap leak in removal path
> >  - fix cmap leak when register_framebuffer fails
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Andres Salomon <dilinger@...ian.org>
> > ---
> 
> Acked-by: Krzysztof Helt <krzysztof.h1@...pl>
> 
> One comment (see below).
> 
[...]
> > @@ -485,6 +489,8 @@ static int clcdfb_remove(struct amba_device
> > *dev) 
> >  	clcdfb_disable(fb);
> >  	unregister_framebuffer(&fb->fb);
> > +	if (fb->fb.cmap.len)
> > +		fb_dealloc_cmap(&fb->fb.cmap);
> 
> Is this if() needed? Is this function called twice (or more) or
> can it be called without the cmap allocated?


It was added as a precaution due to the fb->board->remove callbacks,
but I think I misunderstood the code.  So my official answer is "I'm not
sure." :)





> 
> >  	iounmap(fb->regs);
> >  	clk_put(fb->clk);
> >  
> > -- 
> > 1.5.6.5
> > 
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