linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/5] x86/mbm: Intel Memory B/W Monitoring enumeration and init

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Date:	Wed, 24 Feb 2016 12:05:32 -0800 (PST)
From:	Vikas Shivappa <vikas.shivappa@...el.com>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
cc:	Vikas Shivappa <vikas.shivappa@...el.com>,
	Vikas Shivappa <vikas.shivappa@...ux.intel.com>,
	x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, hpa@...or.com,
	mingo@...nel.org, peterz@...radead.org, ravi.v.shankar@...el.com,
	tony.luck@...el.com, fenghua.yu@...el.com,
	kanaka.d.juvva@...el.com, h.peter.anvin@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5] x86/mbm: Intel Memory B/W Monitoring enumeration
 and init



On Wed, 24 Feb 2016, Thomas Gleixner wrote:

> On Wed, 24 Feb 2016, Vikas Shivappa wrote:
>> On Wed, 24 Feb 2016, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
>>> You really should register the notifier _AFTER_ registering the pmu. That
>>> needs to be fixed anyway, because the existing code leaks the notifier AND
>>> memory in case perf_pmu_register fails.
>>
>> Correct, Will fix the notifier leak
>
> It's not only a notifier leak. The existing code also leaks memory. Please fix
> that before adding the new stuff in a seperate patch.

ok..Makes sense. will send the notifier and memory leak fix in seperate patch as 
its a existing cqm issue.

I had added a kfree(str) in the end for the memory leak fix in the current 
patch.

out:
 	cpu_notifier_register_done();
 	if (ret) {
 		mbm_enabled = false;
 		cqm_enabled = false;
 		kfree(str);
 	}



>
> Thanks,
>
> 	tglx
>