linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] vt: correctly check return value of class

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Date:	Sat, 23 Jan 2016 15:51:47 -0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Insu Yun <wuninsu@...il.com>
Cc:	jslaby@...e.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, taesoo@...ech.edu,
	yeongjin.jang@...ech.edu, insu@...ech.edu, changwoo@...ech.edu
Subject: Re: [PATCH] vt: correctly check return value of class_create

On Sat, Jan 23, 2016 at 03:52:46PM -0500, Insu Yun wrote:
> Since class_create can be failed in memory pressure,

In this case, really?  At init time?

> its return value should be checked and correctly handled.

You didn't correctly handle it, you leaked memory and other resources :(