netdev - Re: [PATCH v2] Madge Ambassador ATM Adapter driver: Always release_firmware() in ucode

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Date:	Sun, 09 Jan 2011 15:46:01 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jj@...osbits.net
Cc:	chas@....nrl.navy.mil, linux-atm-general@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] Madge Ambassador ATM Adapter driver: Always
 release_firmware() in ucode_init() and don't leak memory.

From: Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net>
Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2011 22:32:38 +0100 (CET)

> Failure to call release_firmware() will result in memory leak in
> drivers/atm/ambassador.c::ucode_init().
> This patch makes sure we always call release_firmware() when needed, 
> thus removing the leak(s).
> 
> Yes, I know checkpatch complains about this patch, but it was either that 
> or completely mess up the existing style, so I opted to use the existing 
> style and live with the checkpatch related flak.
> 
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net>

Applied.
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