netdev - Re: [PATCH net 3/3] netfilter: nf_tables: Fix a memory leak in nf_tables

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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2024 11:52:29 +0100
From: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>
To: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@...filter.org>, netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org
Cc: davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org, kuba@...nel.org, 
	edumazet@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 3/3] netfilter: nf_tables: Fix a memory leak in
 nf_tables_updchain

On Thu, 2024-03-21 at 01:06 +0100, Pablo Neira Ayuso wrote:
> From: Quan Tian <tianquan23@...il.com>
> 
> If nft_netdev_register_hooks() fails, the memory associated with
> nft_stats is not freed, causing a memory leak.
> 
> This patch fixes it by moving nft_stats_alloc() down after
> nft_netdev_register_hooks() succeeds.
> 
> Fixes: b9703ed44ffb ("netfilter: nf_tables: support for adding new devices to an existing netdev chain")
> Signed-off-by: Quan Tian <tianquan23@...il.com>

I'm sorry for nit-picking, but our tag verification scripts are unhappy
WRT this commit, it lacks your SoB. Would you mind sending an updated
PR?

Thanks!

Paolo