linux-kernel - [PATCH] clk: pxa: add a check for the return value of kzalloc()

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Date:   Fri, 25 Mar 2022 18:27:20 +0800
From:   xkernel.wang@...mail.com
To:     mturquette@...libre.com, sboyd@...nel.org
Cc:     linux-clk@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Xiaoke Wang <xkernel.wang@...mail.com>
Subject: [PATCH] clk: pxa: add a check for the return value of kzalloc()

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

kzalloc() is a memory allocation function which can return NULL when
some internal memory errors happen. So it is better to check it to
prevent potential wrong memory access.

Signed-off-by: Xiaoke Wang <xkernel.wang@...mail.com>
---
 drivers/clk/pxa/clk-pxa.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/clk/pxa/clk-pxa.c b/drivers/clk/pxa/clk-pxa.c
index cfc79f9..d0df104 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/pxa/clk-pxa.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/pxa/clk-pxa.c
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ int __init clk_pxa_cken_init(const struct desc_clk_cken *clks, int nb_clks)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nb_clks; i++) {
 		pxa_clk = kzalloc(sizeof(*pxa_clk), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!pxa_clk)
+			continue;
 		pxa_clk->is_in_low_power = clks[i].is_in_low_power;
 		pxa_clk->lp = clks[i].lp;
 		pxa_clk->hp = clks[i].hp;
--