linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] brcmsmac: mac80211_if: Fix a resource leak in an error handling path

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Date:   Tue, 15 Jun 2021 10:43:13 +0000 (UTC)
From:   Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
To:     Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
Cc:     aspriel@...il.com, franky.lin@...adcom.com,
        hante.meuleman@...adcom.com, chi-hsien.lin@...ineon.com,
        wright.feng@...ineon.com, chung-hsien.hsu@...ineon.com,
        davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
        brcm80211-dev-list.pdl@...adcom.com,
        SHA-cyfmac-dev-list@...ineon.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] brcmsmac: mac80211_if: Fix a resource leak in an error
 handling path

Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr> wrote:

> If 'brcms_attach()' fails, we must undo the previous 'ieee80211_alloc_hw()'
> as already done in the remove function.
> 
> Fixes: 5b435de0d786 ("net: wireless: add brcm80211 drivers")
> Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
> Acked-by: Arend van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@...adcom.com>

Patch applied to wireless-drivers-next.git, thanks.

9a25344d5177 brcmsmac: mac80211_if: Fix a resource leak in an error handling path

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https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/8fbc171a1a493b38db5a6f0873c6021fca026a6c.1620852921.git.christophe.jaillet@wanadoo.fr/

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches