linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] staging: r8188eu: fix a potential memory leak in _rtw_init_cmd

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Message-ID: <YkVEug04VgT70AzB@kroah.com>
Date:   Thu, 31 Mar 2022 08:05:46 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     xkernel.wang@...mail.com
Cc:     Larry.Finger@...inger.net, phil@...lpotter.co.uk,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] staging: r8188eu: fix a potential memory leak in
 _rtw_init_cmd_priv()

On Thu, Mar 31, 2022 at 12:15:35AM +0800, xkernel.wang@...mail.com wrote:
> From: Xiaoke Wang <xkernel.wang@...mail.com>
> 
> In _rtw_init_cmd_priv(), if `pcmdpriv->rsp_allocated_buf` is allocated
> in failure, `pcmdpriv->cmd_allocated_buf` is not properly released.
> This patch is to free it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Xiaoke Wang <xkernel.wang@...mail.com>
> ---
> ChangeLog:
> v1->v2: simplify the function.
>  drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c | 21 +++++----------------
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
> index 56910c3..3de3a39 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
> @@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ No irqsave is necessary.
>  
>  static int _rtw_init_cmd_priv(struct cmd_priv *pcmdpriv)
>  {
> -	int res = _SUCCESS;
> -
>  	sema_init(&pcmdpriv->cmd_queue_sema, 0);
>  	/* sema_init(&(pcmdpriv->cmd_done_sema), 0); */
>  	sema_init(&pcmdpriv->terminate_cmdthread_sema, 0);
> @@ -26,34 +24,25 @@ static int _rtw_init_cmd_priv(struct cmd_priv *pcmdpriv)
>  	_rtw_init_queue(&pcmdpriv->cmd_queue);
>  
>  	/* allocate DMA-able/Non-Page memory for cmd_buf and rsp_buf */
> -
>  	pcmdpriv->cmd_seq = 1;
> -

Why make whitespace cleanups at the same time?  Please do not do that.

And I do not think this patch applies anymore _rtw_init_queue() is not
in my tree.  Please rebase and fix up and resend.

thanks,

greg k-h