linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] rt2x00: Don't leak mem in error path of rt2x00lib_request

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Date:	Tue, 11 Jan 2011 19:33:13 +0200
From:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>
To:	Ivo Van Doorn <ivdoorn@...il.com>
Cc:	Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net>, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
	users@...x00.serialmonkey.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, Gertjan van Wingerde <gwingerde@...il.com>,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] rt2x00: Don't leak mem in error path of rt2x00lib_request_firmware()

On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 7:30 PM, Ivo Van Doorn <ivdoorn@...il.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>> We need to release_firmware() in order not to leak memory.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net>
>
> I can assume that release_firmware() checks if 'fw' is null?

Yes, it does.

> If so:
>
> Acked-by: Ivo van Doorn <IvDoorn@...il.com>

Acked-by: Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>
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