linux-kernel - Re: [patch] mtip32xx: calling kfree() on an error pointer

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Date:	Wed, 6 Jan 2016 13:08:00 +0000
From:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
Cc:	Jens Axboe <axboe@...com>,
	Asai Thambi SP <asamymuthupa@...ron.com>,
	Selvan Mani <smani@...ron.com>, Jeff Moyer <jmoyer@...hat.com>,
	Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>,
	Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch] mtip32xx: calling kfree() on an error pointer

On Wed, Jan 06, 2016 at 01:05:03PM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> If memdup_user() fails then we end up passing an ERR_PTR to kfree()
> which is a bug.

Mind if I fold it (with credit, obviously)?
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