linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] uio_hv_generic: Fix a memory leak in error handling paths

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Date:   Sat, 15 May 2021 16:09:32 +0000
From:   Wei Liu <wei.liu@...nel.org>
To:     Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
Cc:     Wei Liu <wei.liu@...nel.org>, kys@...rosoft.com,
        haiyangz@...rosoft.com, sthemmin@...rosoft.com,
        decui@...rosoft.com, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] uio_hv_generic: Fix a memory leak in error handling
 paths

On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 08:18:23PM +0200, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> Le 11/05/2021 à 11:52, Wei Liu a écrit :
> > > Before commit cdfa835c6e5e, the 'vfree' were done unconditionally
> > > in 'hv_uio_cleanup()'.
> > > So, another way for fixing the potential leak is to modify
> > > 'hv_uio_cleanup()' and revert to the previous behavior.
> > > 
> > 
> > I think this is cleaner.
> 
> Agreed

Stephen, ping?

If I don't hear back from you, I think Christophe should move ahead with
modifying hv_uio_cleanup.

Wei.