linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] yam: fix possible memory leak in yam_init

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Date:   Thu, 04 Jun 2020 15:58:59 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     wanghai38@...wei.com
Cc:     jpr@...bb.org, kuba@...nel.org, linux-hams@...r.kernel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] yam: fix possible memory leak in yam_init_driver

From: Wang Hai <wanghai38@...wei.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2020 20:18:51 +0800

> If register_netdev(dev) fails, free_netdev(dev) needs
> to be called, otherwise a memory leak will occur.
> 
> Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2")
> Reported-by: Hulk Robot <hulkci@...wei.com>
> Signed-off-by: Wang Hai <wanghai38@...wei.com>

Applied, thanks.