netdev - Re: [patch net-next v2] mlxsw: core: Use devm_kzalloc to allocate mlxsw

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Message-Id: <20151222.162531.1017732977386271974.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Tue, 22 Dec 2015 16:25:31 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jiri@...nulli.us
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, idosch@...lanox.com, eladr@...lanox.com,
	yotamg@...lanox.com, ogerlitz@...lanox.com
Subject: Re: [patch net-next v2] mlxsw: core: Use devm_kzalloc to allocate
 mlxsw_hwmon structure

From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2015 09:43:07 +0100

> From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>
> 
> KASan reported use-after-free for the hwmon structure. So fix this by
> using devm_kzalloc and let the core take care about freeing the memory
> during device dettach.
> 
> Reported-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@...lanox.com>
> Fixes: 89309da39 ("mlxsw: core: Implement temperature hwmon interface")
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>

Applied, thanks Jiri.
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