netdev - Re: Don't leak 'listeners' in netlink_kernel

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Date:	Mon, 15 Oct 2007 01:39:24 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	ebiederm@...ssion.com
Cc:	jesper.juhl@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, alan@...hat.com, kuznet@....inr.ac.ru
Subject: Re: Don't leak 'listeners' in netlink_kernel_create()

From: ebiederm@...ssion.com (Eric W. Biederman)
Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2007 16:30:06 -0600

> Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@...il.com> writes:
> 
> > From: Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@...il.com>
> > Subject: Don't leak 'listeners' in netlink_kernel_create()
> >
> > The Coverity checker spotted that we'll leak the storage allocated 
> > to 'listeners' in netlink_kernel_create() when the
> >   if (!nl_table[unit].registered)
> > check is false.
> >
> > This patch avoids the leak.
> >
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@...il.com>
> 
> This patch appears trivially correct to me.
> Acked-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>

Applied, thanks everyone.
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