linux-kernel - [PATCH] ALSA: lola: add a check for the return of vmalloc()

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Date:   Fri,  4 Mar 2022 16:38:20 +0800
From:   xkernel.wang@...mail.com
To:     perex@...ex.cz, tiwai@...e.com
Cc:     alsa-devel@...a-project.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Xiaoke Wang <xkernel.wang@...mail.com>
Subject: [PATCH] ALSA: lola: add a check for the return of vmalloc()

From: Xiaoke Wang <xkernel.wang@...mail.com>

vmalloc() is a memory allocation function which can return NULL when
some internal memory errors happen. So it is better to check the return
of it to catch the error in time.

Signed-off-by: Xiaoke Wang <xkernel.wang@...mail.com>
---
 sound/pci/lola/lola_mixer.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/sound/pci/lola/lola_mixer.c b/sound/pci/lola/lola_mixer.c
index e2c8f14..6b16248 100644
--- a/sound/pci/lola/lola_mixer.c
+++ b/sound/pci/lola/lola_mixer.c
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ int lola_init_mixer_widget(struct lola *chip, int nid)
 
 	/* reserve memory to copy mixer data for sleep mode transitions */
 	chip->mixer.array_saved = vmalloc(sizeof(struct lola_mixer_array));
+	if (!chip->mixer.array_saved)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	/* mixer matrix sources are physical input data and play streams */
 	chip->mixer.src_stream_outs = chip->pcm[PLAY].num_streams;
--