linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] wifi: wl1251: fix memory leak in wl1251_tx

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Message-ID: <c29ec6bb-231d-442d-86fc-a767d45a150e@web.de>
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2025 12:42:07 +0200
From: Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To: Abdun Nihaal <abdun.nihaal@...il.com>, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
 Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>, Michael Nemanov <michael.nemanov@...com>
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
 "John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] wifi: wl1251: fix memory leak in wl1251_tx_work

> The skb dequeued from tx_queue is lost when wl1251_ps_elp_wakeup fails

                                                                   failed?

> with a -ETIMEDOUT error. Fix that by queueing the skb back to tx_queue.

Can an other summary phrase be more appropriate for such a software situation?

Regards,
Markus