linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -next] usb: host: ohci-tmio: Fix unchecked return value for device_wakeup

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Message-ID: <YoZoe3iOJDbd6SJ9@kroah.com>
Date:   Thu, 19 May 2022 17:55:39 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Li Zhengyu <lizhengyu3@...wei.com>
Cc:     dbaryshkov@...il.com, stern@...land.harvard.edu,
        linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH -next] usb: host: ohci-tmio: Fix unchecked return value
 for device_wakeup_enable

On Thu, May 19, 2022 at 10:04:34AM +0800, Li Zhengyu wrote:
> The return value of device_wakeup_enable() is unchecked, as the result
> usb_remove_hcd() is unreachable even if device_wakeup_enable() is failed.
> 
> Fixes: 78c73414f4f6 ("USB: ohci: add support for tmio-ohci cell")
> 
> Signed-off-by: Li Zhengyu <lizhengyu3@...wei.com>
> ---
>  drivers/usb/host/ohci-tmio.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-tmio.c b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-tmio.c
> index 49539b9f0e94..8148dc90c066 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-tmio.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-tmio.c
> @@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ static int ohci_hcd_tmio_drv_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
>  	if (ret)
>  		goto err_add_hcd;
>  
> -	device_wakeup_enable(hcd->self.controller);
> +	ret = device_wakeup_enable(hcd->self.controller);
>  	if (ret == 0)
>  		return ret;

But now if there is an error you do not clean up properly, so you have
memory leaks?

How did you test this?

thanks,

greg k-h