linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] clk: ti: clkctrl: add the missed kfree() for _ti_omap4_clkctrl

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Date:   Mon, 20 Jul 2020 16:19:06 +0200
From:   Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To:     Jing Xiangfeng <jingxiangfeng@...wei.com>,
        linux-clk@...r.kernel.org, linux-omap@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        Michael Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>, Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>,
        Tero Kristo <t-kristo@...com>, Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] clk: ti: clkctrl: add the missed kfree() for
 _ti_omap4_clkctrl_setup()

…
> +++ b/drivers/clk/ti/clkctrl.c
> @@ -655,8 +655,10 @@ static void __init _ti_omap4_clkctrl_setup(struct device_node *node)
>  		}
>
>  		hw = kzalloc(sizeof(*hw), GFP_KERNEL);
> -		if (!hw)
> +		if (!hw) {
> +			kfree(clkctrl_name);
>  			return;
> +		}
…

I suggest to use an additional label instead.

 		if (!hw)
-			return;
+			goto free_control_name;


By the way:
How do you think about to replace the label “cleanup” by other jump targets
for better exception handling in this function implementation?

Regards,
Markus