linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] drivers: staging: wilc1000: Call kfree only for error cases

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Message-ID: <20151004091631.GS7289@mwanda>
Date:	Sun, 4 Oct 2015 12:16:31 +0300
From:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:	Chandra S Gorentla <csgorentla@...il.com>, johnny.kim@...el.com,
	rachel.kim@...el.com, chris.park@...el.com,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] drivers: staging: wilc1000: Call kfree only for
 error cases

On Sun, Oct 04, 2015 at 09:44:57AM +0100, Greg KH wrote:
> Aren't you now leaking memory as you aren't freeing pstrMessage and the
> buffer on the "normal" return path?

It's supposed to.  It's a bug fix.  I explained to him in the first
version that his changelog sucks.

regards,
dan carpenter

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