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From: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@gmail.com>
To: Gertjan van Wingerde <gwingerde@gmail.com>
Cc: linville@tuxdriver.com, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] NET: wireless, fix memory leak
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:14:21 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4B44E10D.7090802@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4B44DF84.80206@gmail.com>

On 01/06/2010 08:07 PM, Gertjan van Wingerde wrote:
> On 01/06/10 17:35, Jiri Slaby wrote:
>> @@ -717,6 +717,9 @@ int cfg80211_wext_siwscan(struct net_device *dev,
>>   out:
>>  	cfg80211_unlock_rdev(rdev);
>>  	return err;
>> +out_free:
>> +	kfree(creq);
>> +	goto out;
>>  }
>>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cfg80211_wext_siwscan);
>>  
> 
> This last part looks a bit strange. Why don't you put out_free label before out label,

Because `out' is a part of non-error flow, where the creq should not be
freed.

thanks,
-- 
js

  reply	other threads:[~2010-01-06 19:14 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-01-06 16:35 [PATCH 1/2] net: wireless, fix lock imbalance Jiri Slaby
2010-01-06 16:35 ` [PATCH 2/2] NET: wireless, fix memory leak Jiri Slaby
2010-01-06 17:43   ` Luis R. Rodriguez
2010-01-06 19:07   ` Gertjan van Wingerde
2010-01-06 19:14     ` Jiri Slaby [this message]
2010-01-06 17:44 ` [PATCH 1/2] net: wireless, fix lock imbalance Luis R. Rodriguez
2010-01-06 19:55 ` John W. Linville
2010-01-06 20:30   ` Jiri Slaby

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