linux-kernel - [PATCH] p54usb: fix leak at failure path in p54u_load

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Date:	Wed, 18 Sep 2013 00:57:59 +0400
From:	Alexey Khoroshilov <khoroshilov@...ras.ru>
To:	Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@...glemail.com>
Cc:	Alexey Khoroshilov <khoroshilov@...ras.ru>,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, ldv-project@...uxtesting.org
Subject: [PATCH] p54usb: fix leak at failure path in p54u_load_firmware()

If request_firmware_nowait() fails in p54u_load_firmware(),
p54u_load_firmware_cb is not called and no one decrements usb_dev refcnt.

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

Signed-off-by: Alexey Khoroshilov <khoroshilov@...ras.ru>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54usb.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54usb.c
index b9deef6..7fa81d1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54usb.c
@@ -979,6 +979,7 @@ static int p54u_load_firmware(struct ieee80211_hw *dev,
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(&priv->udev->dev, "(p54usb) cannot load firmware %s "
 					  "(%d)!\n", p54u_fwlist[i].fw, err);
+		usb_put_dev(udev);
 	}
 
 	return err;
-- 
1.8.1.2

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