Re: [2.6 patch] hostap_{pci,plx}.c: fix memory leaks

From: Herbert Xu
Date: Mon Mar 13 2006 - 21:23:39 EST


Adrian Bunk <bunk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> + if (pci_enable_device(pdev))
> + return -EIO;
> +
> hw_priv = kmalloc(sizeof(*hw_priv), GFP_KERNEL);
> if (hw_priv == NULL)
> return -ENOMEM;
> memset(hw_priv, 0, sizeof(*hw_priv));
>
> - if (pci_enable_device(pdev))
> - return -EIO;
> -

You've just turned it into a leak of a different kind.

Why not jump to the error exit instead?

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