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

["Hohndel, Dirk" <hohndel@linux.intel.com>]

On Oct 29, 2007, at 8:33 AM, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:

> On 10/29/07, Dirk Hohndel <hohndel@linux.intel.com> wrote:
>>
>> Actually, the more I look at the code that bails when it runs out  
>> of memory,
>> the more I wonder about that.
>>
>>        hidinput = kzalloc(sizeof(*hidinput), GFP_KERNEL);
>>        input_dev = input_allocate_device();
>>        if (!hidinput || !input_dev) {
>>                kfree(hidinput);
>>                input_free_device(input_dev);
>>
>> This either passes a NULL pointer to kfree or to  
>> input_free_device. That's
>> not nice.
>>
>
> No, that's allright. input_free_device() takes after kfree() so that
> it safe to call it with NULL pointer.

Ahh - should have checked that.

Will the rest of the patch work with the call to hidinput_disconnect?  
If yes then
I'll send a cleaned up version that removes the unnecessary checks in  
the case here...

/D