linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] EDAC, mce

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Date:	Wed, 2 Mar 2016 09:56:27 -0600
From:	Aravind Gopalakrishnan <aravind.gopalakrishnan@....com>
To:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
CC:	<tony.luck@...el.com>, <hpa@...or.com>, <mingo@...hat.com>,
	<tglx@...utronix.de>, <dougthompson@...ssion.com>,
	<mchehab@....samsung.com>, <x86@...nel.org>,
	<linux-edac@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<ashok.raj@...el.com>, <gong.chen@...ux.intel.com>,
	<len.brown@...el.com>, <peterz@...radead.org>,
	<ak@...ux.intel.com>, <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] EDAC, mce_amd: Correct error paths

On 3/2/2016 4:54 AM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
> Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2016 11:46:58 +0100
> Subject: [PATCH 3/3] EDAC, mce_amd: Correct error paths
>
> We need to unwind properly when we fail to find the proper decoding
> functions. Streamline error messages to resemble the rest of this file,
> while at it and do some minor stylistic changes.
>
> Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>

Looks good. Thanks.

Reviewed-by: Aravind Gopalakrishnan<aravind.gopalakrishnan@....com>

> -
>   
>   	default:
>   		printk(KERN_WARNING "Huh? What family is it: 0x%x?!\n", c->x86);
> -		kfree(fam_ops);
> -		fam_ops = NULL;
> +		goto err_out;
>   	}
>   
>   	pr_info("MCE: In-kernel MCE decoding enabled.\n");
> @@ -1225,6 +1224,11 @@ static int __init mce_amd_init(void)
>   	mce_register_decode_chain(&amd_mce_dec_nb);
>   
>   	return 0;
> +
> +err_out:
> +	kfree(fam_ops);
> +	fam_ops = NULL;
> +	return -EINVAL;

Thanks! Sorry I missed this.

-Aravind.