linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] HID: hidraw: fix a problem of memory leak in hidraw

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Message-ID: <nycvar.YFH.7.76.2401250835450.29548@cbobk.fhfr.pm>
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2024 08:35:55 +0100 (CET)
From: Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>
To: Su Hui <suhui@...china.com>
cc: benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com, mail@...thek.com, 
    linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
    kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] HID: hidraw: fix a problem of memory leak in
 hidraw_release()

On Thu, 25 Jan 2024, Su Hui wrote:

> 'struct hidraw_list' is a circular queue whose head can be smaller than
> tail. Using 'list->tail != list->head' to release all memory that should
> be released.
> 
> Fixes: a5623a203cff ("HID: hidraw: fix memory leak in hidraw_release()")
> Signed-off-by: Su Hui <suhui@...china.com>

Good catch, thanks. Applied.

-- 
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs