linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] brcmfmac: check the return value of devm_kzalloc() in brcmf_of

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Date:   Thu, 10 Mar 2022 16:09:54 +0000 (UTC)
From:   Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>
To:     Jia-Ju Bai <baijiaju1990@...il.com>
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, shawn.guo@...aro.org,
        gustavoars@...nel.org, len.baker@....com,
        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, Jia-Ju Bai <baijiaju1990@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] brcmfmac: check the return value of devm_kzalloc() in
 brcmf_of_probe()

Jia-Ju Bai <baijiaju1990@...il.com> wrote:

> The function devm_kzalloc() in brcmf_of_probe() can fail, so its return
> value should be checked.
> 
> Fixes: 29e354ebeeec ("brcmfmac: Transform compatible string for FW loading")
> Reported-by: TOTE Robot <oslab@...nghua.edu.cn>
> Signed-off-by: Jia-Ju Bai <baijiaju1990@...il.com>

You are not calling of_node_put() in the error path. And I don't think
this even applies.

Patch set to Changes Requested.

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