linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH][next] afs: fix double kfree on cell

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Date:   Tue, 02 Jun 2020 16:57:34 +0100
From:   David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:     Colin King <colin.king@...onical.com>
Cc:     dhowells@...hat.com, linux-afs@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][next] afs: fix double kfree on cell_name on error exit path

Colin King <colin.king@...onical.com> wrote:

> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>
> 
> The error exit path is currently kfree'ing cell_name for a second time,
> the previous kfree of this object occurred a statement earlier. Fix this
> by removing it.
> 
> Addresses-Coverity: ("Double free")
> Fixes: 6147fe6b7f8c ("afs: Detect cell aliases 3 - YFS Cells with a canonical cell name op")
> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>

I've folded it in, thanks.

David