linux-kernel - Re: [RESEND PATCH] staging: bcm2835-audio: Disconnect and free vchi_instance on module

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Date:   Tue, 24 Apr 2018 19:24:33 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     Kirill Marinushkin <k.marinushkin@...il.com>
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Eric Anholt <eric@...olt.net>,
        Stefan Wahren <stefan.wahren@...e.com>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Ray Jui <rjui@...adcom.com>,
        Scott Branden <sbranden@...adcom.com>,
        bcm-kernel-feedback-list <bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com>,
        linux-rpi-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-arm Mailing List <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH] staging: bcm2835-audio: Disconnect and free
 vchi_instance on module_exit()

On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 10:44 AM, Kirill Marinushkin
<k.marinushkin@...il.com> wrote:
> In the current implementation, vchi_instance is inited during the first
> call of bcm2835_audio_open_connection(), and is never freed. It causes a
> memory leak when the module `snd_bcm2835` is removed.


> Signed-off-by: Kirill Marinushkin <k.marinushkin@...il.com>
> Cc: Eric Anholt <eric@...olt.net>
> Cc: Stefan Wahren <stefan.wahren@...e.com>
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> Cc: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
> Cc: Ray Jui <rjui@...adcom.com>
> Cc: Scott Branden <sbranden@...adcom.com>
> Cc: Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
> Cc: bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com
> Cc: linux-rpi-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
> Cc: linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
> Cc: devel@...verdev.osuosl.org
> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org

AFAIR I gave you a tag and you again missed it.
Before sending anything just check twice if all prerequisites are fulfilled.

And yes, kbuild bot is right. You need to return known value.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko