linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] crypto: user - fix memory leak in crypto

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Message-ID: <ddfd75b0-f0e7-8eaf-3631-95e2dc81bf63@web.de>
Date:   Sat, 5 Oct 2019 17:27:28 +0200
From:   Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To:     Navid Emamdoost <navid.emamdoost@...il.com>,
        linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Navid Emamdoost <emamd001@....edu>, Kangjie Lu <kjlu@....edu>,
        Stephen McCamant <smccaman@....edu>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] crypto: user - fix memory leak in crypto_reportstat

> In crypto_reportstat, a new skb is created by nlmsg_new(). This skb is
> leaked if crypto_reportstat_alg() fails. Required release for skb is
> added.

Please improve this change description.

Regards,
Markus