linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv2] char:ipmi: Free ipmi_recv_msg messages from the linked list,recv_msgs for the function,ipmi_release in the file,ipmi

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Message-ID: <54C2F625.5010204@oracle.com>
Date:	Fri, 23 Jan 2015 20:32:21 -0500
From:	Sasha Levin <sasha.levin@...cle.com>
To:	minyard@....org, nick <xerofoify@...il.com>
CC:	openipmi-developer@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHv2] char:ipmi: Free ipmi_recv_msg messages from the linked
 list,recv_msgs for the function,ipmi_release in the file,ipmi_devintf.c

On 01/23/2015 02:00 PM, Corey Minyard wrote:
> On 01/23/2015 12:27 PM, nick wrote:
>> > Corney,
>> > Hope this patch fixes the issue. Sorry about missing that kfree
>> > being required. :(
> Well, the kfree needs to be after the free of the messages.    You can't
> use an item after you free it.

As you can see, his patches aren't event tested. See https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/8/4/206 .

Thanks,
Sasha
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