linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 11/12] wm8978: fix a memory leak if another WM8978 is registered

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Date:	Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:37:06 +0800
From:	Axel Lin <axel.lin@...il.com>
To:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	Liam Girdwood <lrg@...mlogic.co.uk>,
	Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>,
	Jaroslav Kysela <perex@...ex.cz>, Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>,
	Guennadi Liakhovetski <g.liakhovetski@....de>,
	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>, alsa-devel@...a-project.org
Subject: [PATCH v2 11/12] wm8978: fix a memory leak if another WM8978 is
	registered

>>From e53ff15ee6843d6591509f9aeeb2fa1a0c1eccee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Axel Lin <axel.lin@...il.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:33:20 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] wm8978: fix a memory leak if a wm8978_register fail

There is a memory leak found if wm8978_register() fail.
This patch moves the buffer allocate and release
at the same level to prevent the memory leak.

Signed-off-by: Axel Lin <axel.lin@...il.com>
---
 sound/soc/codecs/wm8978.c |   10 +++++++---
 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8978.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8978.c
index 51d5f43..8a1ad77 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8978.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8978.c
@@ -1076,7 +1076,6 @@ static __devinit int wm8978_register(struct wm8978_priv *wm8978)
 err_codec:
 	snd_soc_unregister_codec(codec);
 err:
-	kfree(wm8978);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1085,13 +1084,13 @@ static __devexit void wm8978_unregister(struct wm8978_priv *wm8978)
 	wm8978_set_bias_level(&wm8978->codec, SND_SOC_BIAS_OFF);
 	snd_soc_unregister_dai(&wm8978_dai);
 	snd_soc_unregister_codec(&wm8978->codec);
-	kfree(wm8978);
 	wm8978_codec = NULL;
 }
 
 static __devinit int wm8978_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
 				      const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 {
+	int ret;
 	struct wm8978_priv *wm8978;
 	struct snd_soc_codec *codec;
 
@@ -1107,13 +1106,18 @@ static __devinit int wm8978_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
 
 	codec->dev = &i2c->dev;
 
-	return wm8978_register(wm8978);
+	ret = wm8978_register(wm8978);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		kfree(wm8978);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static __devexit int wm8978_i2c_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
 	struct wm8978_priv *wm8978 = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
 	wm8978_unregister(wm8978);
+	kfree(wm8978);
 	return 0;
 }
 
-- 
1.5.4.3



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