linux-kernel - Re: [alsa-devel] [PATCH] ASoC: dapm: fix a memory leak bug

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Date:   Tue, 23 Jul 2019 10:15:05 +0100
From:   Charles Keepax <ckeepax@...nsource.cirrus.com>
To:     Wenwen Wang <wang6495@....edu>
CC:     Wenwen Wang <wenwen@...uga.edu>,
        "moderated list:SOUND - SOC LAYER / DYNAMIC AUDIO POWER MANAGEM..." 
        <alsa-devel@...a-project.org>, Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.com>, Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [alsa-devel] [PATCH] ASoC: dapm: fix a memory leak bug

On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 08:57:44AM -0500, Wenwen Wang wrote:
> From: Wenwen Wang <wenwen@...uga.edu>
> 
> In snd_soc_dapm_new_control_unlocked(), a kernel buffer is allocated in
> dapm_cnew_widget() to hold the new dapm widget. Then, different actions are
> taken according to the id of the widget, i.e., 'w->id'. If any failure
> occurs during this process, snd_soc_dapm_new_control_unlocked() should be
> terminated by going to the 'request_failed' label. However, the allocated
> kernel buffer is not freed on this code path, leading to a memory leak bug.
> 
> To fix the above issue, free the buffer before returning from
> snd_soc_dapm_new_control_unlocked() through the 'request_failed' label.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Wenwen Wang <wenwen@...uga.edu>
> ---

Reviewed-by: Charles Keepax <ckeepax@...nsource.cirrus.com>

Thanks,
Charles