linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] staging: r8188eu: proper error handling in rtw_init_drv

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Message-ID: <20220309080219.GG3293@kadam>
Date:   Wed, 9 Mar 2022 11:02:19 +0300
From:   Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:     Vihas Makwana <makvihas@...il.com>
Cc:     Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>,
        Phillip Potter <phil@...lpotter.co.uk>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Michael Straube <straube.linux@...il.com>,
        Martin Kaiser <martin@...ser.cx>,
        Pavel Skripkin <paskripkin@...il.com>,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] staging: r8188eu: proper error handling in
 rtw_init_drv_sw

On Wed, Mar 09, 2022 at 02:25:10AM +0530, Vihas Makwana wrote:
> The code inside rtw_init_drv_sw() calls various init functions to
> populate the padapter structure and checks for their return values
> respectively.
> But if one of the functions in middle fails then it simply returns 
> _FAIL instead of proper logging and calling freeing counterparts
> of previous init functions.
> This leads to various memory leaks and can be found in 
> /sys/kernel/debug/kmemleak if kernel is compiled with DEBUG_KMEMLEAK=y.
> 
> Fix this and keep the success and error separate.
> 

Delete the extra blank line.  Feel free to add a Fixes tag which points
to the driver add commit.

Looks good.

Reviewed-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>

> 
> Signed-off-by: Vihas Makwana <makvihas@...il.com>
> ---
> Tested on Comfast CF-WU810N RTL8188EUS wireless adapter.
> This patch depends on "[PATCH 1/2] staging: r8188eu: call _cancel_timer_ex from
>  _rtw_free_recv_priv"

This is a patchset so that's assumed.  No need to say it.  Also it's not
really true.  Those patches are independent and can be applied in any
order.

regards,
dan carpenter