linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net] net/mlx5: Fix memory leak in esw_acl_ingress_lgcy

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Message-ID: <6a055080-e4f1-4a1d-98ba-dca81a26b3a0@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:27:08 +0200
From: Tariq Toukan <ttoukan.linux@...il.com>
To: Zilin Guan <zilin@....edu.cn>, saeedm@...dia.com
Cc: leon@...nel.org, tariqt@...dia.com, mbloch@...dia.com,
 andrew+netdev@...n.ch, davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com,
 kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 jianhao.xu@....edu.cn
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net/mlx5: Fix memory leak in
 esw_acl_ingress_lgcy_setup()



On 20/01/2026 15:46, Zilin Guan wrote:
> In esw_acl_ingress_lgcy_setup(), if esw_acl_table_create() fails,
> the function returns directly without releasing the previously
> created counter, leading to a memory leak.
> 
> Fix this by jumping to the out label instead of returning directly,
> which aligns with the error handling logic of other paths in this
> function.
> 
> Compile tested only. Issue found using a prototype static analysis tool
> and code review.
> 
> Fixes: 07bab9502641 ("net/mlx5: E-Switch, Refactor eswitch ingress acl codes")
> Signed-off-by: Zilin Guan <zilin@....edu.cn>
> ---
>   drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/esw/acl/ingress_lgcy.c | 2 +-
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/esw/acl/ingress_lgcy.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/esw/acl/ingress_lgcy.c
> index 1c37098e09ea..49a637829c59 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/esw/acl/ingress_lgcy.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/esw/acl/ingress_lgcy.c
> @@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ int esw_acl_ingress_lgcy_setup(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
>   		if (IS_ERR(vport->ingress.acl)) {
>   			err = PTR_ERR(vport->ingress.acl);
>   			vport->ingress.acl = NULL;
> -			return err;
> +			goto out;
>   		}
>   
>   		err = esw_acl_ingress_lgcy_groups_create(esw, vport);

Reviewed-by: Tariq Toukan <tariqt@...dia.com>

Thanks for your patch.
Tariq