Re: [PATCH 1/2] staging: wfx: fix the error handling in wfx_init_common()

[Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com>]

On Thu, Feb 17, 2022 at 11:47:21PM +0800, xkernel.wang@foxmail.com wrote:
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/wfx/main.c b/drivers/staging/wfx/main.c
> index 4b9fdf9..f83df9f 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/wfx/main.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/wfx/main.c
> @@ -309,7 +309,8 @@ struct wfx_dev *wfx_init_common(struct device *dev,
>  	wdev->pdata.gpio_wakeup = devm_gpiod_get_optional(dev, "wakeup",
>  							  GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
>  	if (IS_ERR(wdev->pdata.gpio_wakeup))
> -		return NULL;
> +		goto err;
> +
>  	if (wdev->pdata.gpio_wakeup)
>  		gpiod_set_consumer_name(wdev->pdata.gpio_wakeup, "wfx wakeup");
>  
> @@ -325,9 +326,13 @@ struct wfx_dev *wfx_init_common(struct device *dev,
>  	wdev->force_ps_timeout = -1;
>  
>  	if (devm_add_action_or_reset(dev, wfx_free_common, wdev))
> -		return NULL;
> +		goto err;

No, this goto introduces a double free.  devm_add_action_or_reset()
will call wfx_free_common() on failure and then we call it again after
the goto.

regards,
dan carpenter

>  
>  	return wdev;
> +
> +err:
> +	ieee80211_free_hw(hw);
> +	return NULL;
>  }

Also the patchset was not sent as a thread.

regards,
dan carpenter