Re: [PATCH] INPUT: fix hidinput_connect ignoring retval from input_register_device

[Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>]

Dirk Hohndel wrote:
> [INPUT] hidinput_connect incorrectly ignored return value from input_register_device
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dirk Hohndel <hohndel@linux.intel.com>
> 
> ---
>  drivers/hid/hid-input.c |   10 ++++++++--
>  1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-input.c b/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
> index dd332f2..c8640e7 100644
> --- a/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
> +++ b/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
> @@ -1186,13 +1186,19 @@ int hidinput_connect(struct hid_device *hid)
>  				 * UGCI) cram a lot of unrelated inputs into the
>  				 * same interface. */
>  				hidinput->report = report;
> -				input_register_device(hidinput->input);
> +				if (input_register_device(hidinput->input)) {
> +					input_free_device(hidinput->input);
> +					return -1;
> +				}
>  				hidinput = NULL;
>  			}
>  		}
>  
>  	if (hidinput)
> -		input_register_device(hidinput->input);
> +		if (input_register_device(hidinput->input)) {
> +			input_free_device(hidinput->input);
> +			return -1;
> +		}

You would also want to kfree(hidinput) on failure too.

Thanks for attacking this newly added warning!

	Jeff