netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: dsa: sja1105: prevent leaking memory

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Date:   Wed, 18 Sep 2019 19:21:06 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Navid Emamdoost <navid.emamdoost@...il.com>
Cc:     emamd001@....edu, smccaman@....edu, kjlu@....edu,
        Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>,
        Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...il.com>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: dsa: sja1105: prevent leaking memory

On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 12:10:19PM -0500, Navid Emamdoost wrote:
> In sja1105_static_config_upload, in two cases memory is leaked: when
> static_config_buf_prepare_for_upload fails and when sja1105_inhibit_tx
> fails. In both cases config_buf should be released.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Navid Emamdoost <navid.emamdoost@...il.com>

Hi Navid

Please could you provide a Fixes: tag for where this memory leak was
introduced.

> ---
>  drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_spi.c | 8 +++++---
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_spi.c b/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_spi.c
> index 84dc603138cf..80e86c714efb 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_spi.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_spi.c
> @@ -408,8 +408,9 @@ int sja1105_static_config_upload(struct sja1105_private *priv)
>  
>  	rc = static_config_buf_prepare_for_upload(priv, config_buf, buf_len);
>  	if (rc < 0) {
> -		dev_err(dev, "Invalid config, cannot upload\n");
> -		return -EINVAL;
> +		dev_err(dev, "Invalid config, cannot upload\n");

What changed in this dev_err() call?

Thanks
	Andrew