From: Kevin Cernekee <cernekee-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
To: <netdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>
Cc: <linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>,
<linux-usb-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>,
Oliver Neukum <oliver-GvhC2dPhHPQdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>,
Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh-l3A5Bk7waGM@public.gmane.org>
Subject: [PATCH RESEND] kaweth: Fix memory leak in kaweth_control()
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:18:21 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3317a2830541b564fef54730a60f85dc@localhost> (raw)
kaweth_control() never frees the buffer that it allocates for the USB
control message. Test case:
while :; do ifconfig eth2 down ; ifconfig eth2 up ; done
This is a tiny buffer so it is a slow leak. If you want to speed up the
process, you can change the allocation size to e.g. 16384 bytes, and it
will consume several megabytes within a few minutes.
Signed-off-by: Kevin Cernekee <cernekee-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Acked-by: Oliver Neukum <oliver-GvhC2dPhHPQdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
---
drivers/net/usb/kaweth.c | 18 +++++++++++-------
1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/kaweth.c b/drivers/net/usb/kaweth.c
index e2a39b9..e391ef9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/kaweth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/kaweth.c
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ static int kaweth_control(struct kaweth_device *kaweth,
int timeout)
{
struct usb_ctrlrequest *dr;
+ int retval;
dbg("kaweth_control()");
@@ -278,18 +279,21 @@ static int kaweth_control(struct kaweth_device *kaweth,
return -ENOMEM;
}
- dr->bRequestType= requesttype;
+ dr->bRequestType = requesttype;
dr->bRequest = request;
dr->wValue = cpu_to_le16(value);
dr->wIndex = cpu_to_le16(index);
dr->wLength = cpu_to_le16(size);
- return kaweth_internal_control_msg(kaweth->dev,
- pipe,
- dr,
- data,
- size,
- timeout);
+ retval = kaweth_internal_control_msg(kaweth->dev,
+ pipe,
+ dr,
+ data,
+ size,
+ timeout);
+
+ kfree(dr);
+ return retval;
}
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