linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] staging: mmal-vchiq: add a check for the return of vmalloc()

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Date:   Tue, 15 Mar 2022 18:53:14 +0300
From:   Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     xkernel.wang@...mail.com, nsaenz@...nel.org,
        bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com,
        linux-rpi-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] staging: mmal-vchiq: add a check for the return of
 vmalloc()

On Tue, Mar 15, 2022 at 04:27:38PM +0100, Greg KH wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 15, 2022 at 10:42:07PM +0800, xkernel.wang@...mail.com wrote:
> > From: Xiaoke Wang <xkernel.wang@...mail.com>
> > 
> > vmalloc() is a memory allocation API which can return NULL when some
> > internal memory errors happen. So it is better to check the return
> > value of it to catch the error in time.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Xiaoke Wang <xkernel.wang@...mail.com>
> > ---
> > ChangeLog:
> > v1->v2  jump to the proper location and remove redundant instruction.
> >  drivers/staging/vc04_services/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.c | 4 ++++
> >  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.c b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.c
> > index 76d3f03..ff4b484 100644
> > --- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.c
> > +++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.c
> > @@ -1909,6 +1909,10 @@ int vchiq_mmal_init(struct vchiq_mmal_instance **out_instance)
> >  	mutex_init(&instance->vchiq_mutex);
> >  
> >  	instance->bulk_scratch = vmalloc(PAGE_SIZE);
> > +	if (!instance->bulk_scratch) {

Is ->bulk_scratch even used anywhere?

regards,
dan carpenter