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From: Amy Griffis <amy.griffis@hp.com>
To: linux-audit@redhat.com
Subject: [PATCH] fix audit_krule_to_{rule,data} return values
Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 15:06:01 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20060502190601.GA29511@zk3.dec.com> (raw)

Don't return -ENOMEM when callers of these functions are checking for
a NULL return.  Bug noticed by Serge Hallyn.

Signed-off-by: Amy Griffis <amy.griffis@hp.com>

diff --git a/kernel/auditfilter.c b/kernel/auditfilter.c
index 35dca7e..7647237 100644
--- a/kernel/auditfilter.c
+++ b/kernel/auditfilter.c
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ static struct audit_rule *audit_krule_to
 
 	rule = kmalloc(sizeof(*rule), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (unlikely(!rule))
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+		return NULL;
 	memset(rule, 0, sizeof(*rule));
 
 	rule->flags = krule->flags | krule->listnr;
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ static struct audit_rule_data *audit_kru
 
 	data = kmalloc(sizeof(*data) + krule->buflen, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (unlikely(!data))
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+		return NULL;
 	memset(data, 0, sizeof(*data));
 
 	data->flags = krule->flags | krule->listnr;

                 reply	other threads:[~2006-05-02 19:06 UTC|newest]

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