linux-kernel - [PATCH] ACPI / PCI: fix a memory leak bug

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Date:   Thu, 15 Aug 2019 23:33:22 -0500
From:   Wenwen Wang <wenwen@...uga.edu>
To:     Wenwen Wang <wenwen@...uga.edu>
Cc:     Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>,
        linux-pci@...r.kernel.org (open list:PCI SUBSYSTEM),
        linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org (open list:ACPI),
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org (open list)
Subject: [PATCH] ACPI / PCI: fix a memory leak bug

In acpi_pci_irq_enable(), 'entry' is allocated by invoking
acpi_pci_irq_lookup(). However, it is not deallocated if
acpi_pci_irq_valid() returns false, leading to a memory leak. To fix this
issue, free 'entry' before returning 0.

Signed-off-by: Wenwen Wang <wenwen@...uga.edu>
---
 drivers/acpi/pci_irq.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/pci_irq.c b/drivers/acpi/pci_irq.c
index d2549ae..dea8a60 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/pci_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/pci_irq.c
@@ -449,8 +449,10 @@ int acpi_pci_irq_enable(struct pci_dev *dev)
 		 * No IRQ known to the ACPI subsystem - maybe the BIOS /
 		 * driver reported one, then use it. Exit in any case.
 		 */
-		if (!acpi_pci_irq_valid(dev, pin))
+		if (!acpi_pci_irq_valid(dev, pin)) {
+			kfree(entry);
 			return 0;
+		}
 
 		if (acpi_isa_register_gsi(dev))
 			dev_warn(&dev->dev, "PCI INT %c: no GSI\n",
-- 
2.7.4