linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] usb: gadget: f_midi: free request when usb_ep

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Date:	Tue, 22 Sep 2015 16:17:28 -0500
From:	Felipe Balbi <balbi@...com>
To:	"Felipe F. Tonello" <eu@...ipetonello.com>
CC:	<linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Peter Chen <Peter.Chen@...escale.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Felipe Balbi <balbi@...com>,
	Andrzej Pietrasiewicz <andrzej.p@...sung.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] usb: gadget: f_midi: free request when usb_ep_queue
 fails

On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 07:59:10PM +0100, Felipe F. Tonello wrote:
> This fix a memory leak that will occur in this case.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Felipe F. Tonello <eu@...ipetonello.com>
> ---
>  drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_midi.c | 4 +++-
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_midi.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_midi.c
> index e92aff5..e6a114b 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_midi.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_midi.c
> @@ -550,9 +550,11 @@ static void f_midi_transmit(struct f_midi *midi, struct usb_request *req)
>  		int err;
>  
>  		err = usb_ep_queue(ep, req, GFP_ATOMIC);
> -		if (err < 0)
> +		if (err < 0) {
>  			ERROR(midi, "%s queue req: %d\n",
>  			      midi->in_ep->name, err);
> +			free_ep_req(ep, req);

sure this request won't be needed on the next time the tasklet is queued ?

Although, this looks correct, let's try to make sure really is correct.

-- 
balbi

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