linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ARM: u300: add missing check for kmalloc

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Date:   Wed, 5 Sep 2018 11:20:11 +0000
From:   Nicholas Mc Guire <der.herr@...r.at>
To:     Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
Cc:     Nicholas Mc Guire <hofrat@...dl.org>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Linux ARM <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ARM: u300: add missing check for kmalloc

On Wed, Sep 05, 2018 at 11:09:21AM +0200, Linus Walleij wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 24, 2018 at 12:33 PM Nicholas Mc Guire <hofrat@...dl.org> wrote:
> 
> >  kmalloc return for bigrxbuf_virtual was not being checked - in case
> > of failure set status, cleanup bigtxbuf_virtual and baile out.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Nicholas Mc Guire <hofrat@...dl.org>
> > Fixes: c7c8c78fdf6e ("ARM: 5667/3: U300 SSP/SPI board setup and test")
> 
> I will delete this testchip instead. It is not in use.
>
well that will for sure eliminate this bug reliably ;)

thx!
hofrat