linux-kernel - [PATCH] x86: boot/compressed fix resource leak

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Date:	Tue, 31 May 2011 11:50:57 +0200
From:	Andre Bartke <andre.bartke@...glemail.com>
To:	tglx@...utronix.de
Cc:	x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andre Bartke <andre.bartke@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH] x86: boot/compressed fix resource leak

In case fread() fails, we should call fclose
and release the resource properly. Also while at it,
fixed brace coding style issue.

Signed-off-by: Andre Bartke <andre.bartke@...il.com>
---
 arch/x86/boot/compressed/mkpiggy.c |    5 ++---
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/mkpiggy.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/mkpiggy.c
index 46a8238..33b85be 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/mkpiggy.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/mkpiggy.c
@@ -58,13 +58,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-
-	if (fseek(f, -4L, SEEK_END)) {
+	if (fseek(f, -4L, SEEK_END))
 		perror(argv[1]);
-	}
 
 	if (fread(&olen, sizeof(olen), 1, f) != 1) {
 		perror(argv[1]);
+		fclose(f);
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-- 
1.7.5.2

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