linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] pinctrl: berlin: fix 'pctrl->functions' allocation in berlin_pinctrl_build

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Date:   Fri, 3 Aug 2018 19:29:11 +0200
From:   Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:     yuehaibing@...wei.com
Cc:     Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Jisheng Zhang <Jisheng.Zhang@...aptics.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "open list:GPIO SUBSYSTEM" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] pinctrl: berlin: fix 'pctrl->functions' allocation in berlin_pinctrl_build_state

On Wed, Aug 1, 2018 at 7:11 AM YueHaibing <yuehaibing@...wei.com> wrote:

> fixes following Smatch static check warning:
>
>  drivers/pinctrl/berlin/berlin.c:237 berlin_pinctrl_build_state()
>  warn: passing devm_ allocated variable to kfree. 'pctrl->functions'
>
> As we will be calling krealloc() on pointer 'pctrl->functions', which means
> kfree() will be called in there, devm_kzalloc() shouldn't be used with
> the allocation in the first place.  Fix the warning by calling kcalloc()
> and managing the free procedure in error path on our own.
>
> Fixes: 3de68d331c24 ("pinctrl: berlin: add the core pinctrl driver for Marvell Berlin SoCs")
> Signed-off-by: YueHaibing <yuehaibing@...wei.com>
> ---
> v2: free pctrl->functions instead of function as Jisheng Zhang suggested
> v3: v2 I send a wrong patch,this is the correct patch.

Patch applied with Jisheng's ACK!

Yours,
Linus Walleij