linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 1/1] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Don't leak channel ids

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Date:   Tue, 14 Mar 2017 12:49:26 +0000
From:   Dexuan Cui <decui@...rosoft.com>
To:     KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>,
        "gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "devel@...uxdriverproject.org" <devel@...uxdriverproject.org>,
        "olaf@...fle.de" <olaf@...fle.de>,
        "apw@...onical.com" <apw@...onical.com>,
        "vkuznets@...hat.com" <vkuznets@...hat.com>,
        "jasowang@...hat.com" <jasowang@...hat.com>,
        "leann.ogasawara@...onical.com" <leann.ogasawara@...onical.com>,
        "marcelo.cerri@...onical.com" <marcelo.cerri@...onical.com>
CC:     "stable@...r.kernel.org" <stable@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 1/1] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Don't leak channel ids

> From: linux-kernel-owner@...r.kernel.org [mailto:linux-kernel-
> owner@...r.kernel.org] On Behalf Of kys@...hange.microsoft.com
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c b/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c
> index e1a3ae4..0a85246 100644
> --- a/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c
> +++ b/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c
> @@ -802,6 +802,7 @@ static void vmbus_onoffer(struct
> vmbus_channel_message_header *hdr)
>         /* Allocate the channel object and save this offer. */
>         newchannel = alloc_channel();
>         if (!newchannel) {
> +               vmbus_release_relid(offer->child_relid);
>                 pr_err("Unable to allocate channel object\n");
>                 return;
>         }

The patch seems good.

BTW,  vmbus_onoffer -> alloc_channel is only called in the workqueue
context, so maybe we should change the atomic kzalloc in alloc_channel
to GFP_KERNEL?

Thanks,
-- Dexuan