netdev - Re: [PATCH net 1/2] net/mlx5e: fix memory leak in mlx5e_fs_tt_redirect_any

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Date:   Thu, 29 Jun 2023 14:05:41 +0200
From:   Simon Horman <simon.horman@...igine.com>
To:     Zhengchao Shao <shaozhengchao@...wei.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org,
        davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org,
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        yuehaibing@...wei.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 1/2] net/mlx5e: fix memory leak in
 mlx5e_fs_tt_redirect_any_create

On Thu, Jun 29, 2023 at 10:46:41AM +0800, Zhengchao Shao wrote:
> The memory pointed to by the fs->any pointer is not freed in the error
> path of mlx5e_fs_tt_redirect_any_create, which can lead to a memory leak.
> Fix by freeing the memory in the error path, thereby making the error path
> identical to mlx5e_fs_tt_redirect_any_destroy().
> 
> Fixes: 0f575c20bf06 ("net/mlx5e: Introduce Flow Steering ANY API")
> Signed-off-by: Zhengchao Shao <shaozhengchao@...wei.com>

Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <simon.horman@...igine.com>