linux-kernel - [Patch] kernel/sys.c: fix an incorrect error branch in orderly

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Date:	Wed,  4 Jul 2012 11:31:47 +0800
From:	Cong Wang <amwang@...hat.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	WANG Cong <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>,
	Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...nvz.org>,
	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
	Serge Hallyn <serge.hallyn@...onical.com>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
Subject: [Patch] kernel/sys.c: fix an incorrect error branch in orderly_poweroff()

From: WANG Cong <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>

When argv_split() fails, argv is NULL, thus we should avoid calling
agrv_free(argv), and should jump after it.

Cc: Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...nvz.org>
Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc: Serge Hallyn <serge.hallyn@...onical.com>
Cc: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: WANG Cong <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>

---
diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index e0c8ffc..ffa510f 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -2217,13 +2217,13 @@ int orderly_poweroff(bool force)
 
 	ret = call_usermodehelper_fns(argv[0], argv, envp, UMH_NO_WAIT,
 				      NULL, argv_cleanup, NULL);
-out:
 	if (likely(!ret))
 		return 0;
 
 	if (ret == -ENOMEM)
 		argv_free(argv);
 
+out:
 	if (force) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "Failed to start orderly shutdown: "
 		       "forcing the issue\n");
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