linux-kernel - [PATCH] staging: wlags49_h2: fix error handling in pcmcia probe function

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Date:	Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:27:39 -0400
From:	Alexey Khoroshilov <khoroshilov@...ras.ru>
To:	Henk de Groot <pe1dnn@...at.org>
Cc:	Alexey Khoroshilov <khoroshilov@...ras.ru>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	ldv-project@...uxtesting.org
Subject: [PATCH] staging: wlags49_h2: fix error handling in pcmcia probe function

wl_adapter_attach() ignores some important issues
such as register_netdev() failure. The patch fixes it.

Found by Linux Driver Verification project (linuxtesting.org).

Signed-off-by: Alexey Khoroshilov <khoroshilov@...ras.ru>
---
 drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_cs.c |   13 ++++++++-----
 drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_cs.h |    4 ++--
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_cs.c b/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_cs.c
index 7c7c77f..f9e5fd3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_cs.c
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ static int wl_adapter_attach(struct pcmcia_device *link)
 {
 	struct net_device   *dev;
 	struct wl_private   *lp;
+	int ret;
 	/*--------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 	DBG_FUNC("wl_adapter_attach");
@@ -154,10 +155,12 @@ static int wl_adapter_attach(struct pcmcia_device *link)
 	lp = wl_priv(dev);
 	lp->link = link;
 
-	wl_adapter_insert(link);
+	ret = wl_adapter_insert(link);
+	if (ret != 0)
+		wl_device_dealloc(dev);
 
 	DBG_LEAVE(DbgInfo);
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 } /* wl_adapter_attach */
 /*============================================================================*/
 
@@ -224,7 +227,7 @@ static int wl_adapter_resume(struct pcmcia_device *link)
 	return 0;
 } /* wl_adapter_resume */
 
-void wl_adapter_insert(struct pcmcia_device *link)
+int wl_adapter_insert(struct pcmcia_device *link)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	int ret;
@@ -267,13 +270,13 @@ void wl_adapter_insert(struct pcmcia_device *link)
 		" %pM\n", dev->name, dev->base_addr, dev->irq, dev->dev_addr);
 
 	DBG_LEAVE(DbgInfo);
-	return;
+	return 0;
 
 failed:
 	wl_adapter_release(link);
 
 	DBG_LEAVE(DbgInfo);
-	return;
+	return ret;
 } /* wl_adapter_insert */
 /*============================================================================*/
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_cs.h b/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_cs.h
index a7ab579..081cc6f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_cs.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_cs.h
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@
 
 
 /*******************************************************************************
- *  function protoypes
+ *  function prototypes
  ******************************************************************************/
 
-void wl_adapter_insert(struct pcmcia_device *link);
+int wl_adapter_insert(struct pcmcia_device *link);
 
 void wl_adapter_release(struct pcmcia_device *link);
 
-- 
1.7.9.5

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