linux-kernel - [PATCH][media] cx23885: Don't leak firmware in cx23885_card

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Date:	Thu, 7 Apr 2011 21:23:48 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net>
To:	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...radead.org>
cc:	Andy Walls <awalls@...metrocast.net>, linux-media@...r.kernel.org,
	Alexey Chernov <4ernov@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>,
	"Igor M. Liplianin" <liplianin@...up.ru>,
	Steven Toth <stoth@...uxtv.org>
Subject: [PATCH][media] cx23885: Don't leak firmware in
 cx23885_card_setup()

We leak the memory allocated to 'fw' (the firmware) when the variable goes 
out of scope.
Fix the leak by calling release_firmware(fw) before 'fw' goes out of 
scope.

Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net>
---
 cx23885-cards.c |    1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

  compile tested only.

diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-cards.c b/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-cards.c
index ea88722..2354336 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-cards.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-cards.c
@@ -1399,6 +1399,7 @@ void cx23885_card_setup(struct cx23885_dev *dev)
 		else
 			altera_init(&netup_config, fw);
 
+		release_firmware(fw);
 		break;
 	}
 	}


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