linux-kernel - [PATCH] ALSA: emu10k1: add error handling for snd_ctl

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Date:   Mon, 11 Jun 2018 16:18:40 +0800
From:   Zhouyang Jia <jiazhouyang09@...il.com>
To:     unlisted-recipients:; (no To-header on input)
Cc:     Zhouyang Jia <jiazhouyang09@...il.com>,
        Jaroslav Kysela <perex@...ex.cz>,
        Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.com>,
        Bhumika Goyal <bhumirks@...il.com>,
        "Maciej S. Szmigiero" <mail@...iej.szmigiero.name>,
        alsa-devel@...a-project.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] ALSA: emu10k1: add error handling for snd_ctl_add

When snd_ctl_add fails, the lack of error-handling code may
cause unexpected results.

This patch adds error-handling code after calling snd_ctl_add.

Signed-off-by: Zhouyang Jia <jiazhouyang09@...il.com>
---
 sound/pci/emu10k1/emupcm.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/sound/pci/emu10k1/emupcm.c b/sound/pci/emu10k1/emupcm.c
index d39458a..69f9b10 100644
--- a/sound/pci/emu10k1/emupcm.c
+++ b/sound/pci/emu10k1/emupcm.c
@@ -1858,7 +1858,9 @@ int snd_emu10k1_pcm_efx(struct snd_emu10k1 *emu, int device)
 	if (!kctl)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	kctl->id.device = device;
-	snd_ctl_add(emu->card, kctl);
+	err = snd_ctl_add(emu->card, kctl);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
 
 	snd_pcm_lib_preallocate_pages_for_all(pcm, SNDRV_DMA_TYPE_DEV, snd_dma_pci_data(emu->pci), 64*1024, 64*1024);
 
-- 
2.7.4