Re: [PATCH 02/79] kobject: replace '/' with '!' in name

From: Kari Hurtta
Date: Tue Jul 22 2008 - 03:12:35 EST


Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxx> writes in gmane.linux.kernel:

> From: Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@xxxxxxxx>
>
> Some (block) devices have a '/' in the name, and need special
> handling. Let's have that rule to the core, so we can remove it
> from the block class.
>
> Signed-off-by: Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@xxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> lib/kobject.c | 10 ++++++++--
> 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/lib/kobject.c b/lib/kobject.c
> index dcade05..7444015 100644
> --- a/lib/kobject.c
> +++ b/lib/kobject.c
> @@ -216,13 +216,19 @@ static int kobject_add_internal(struct kobject *kobj)
> static int kobject_set_name_vargs(struct kobject *kobj, const char *fmt,
> va_list vargs)
> {
> - /* Free the old name, if necessary. */
> - kfree(kobj->name);
> + const char *old_name = kobj->name;
> + char *s;
>
> kobj->name = kvasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, fmt, vargs);
> if (!kobj->name)
> return -ENOMEM;

Is this leaking old_name if kvasprintf returns NULL ?

kobj->name is that point to set NULL and old value
of kobj->name (old_name) is not free'ed

> + /* ewww... some of these buggers have '/' in the name ... */
> + s = strchr(kobj->name, '/');
> + if (s)
> + s[0] = '!';
> +
> + kfree(old_name);
> return 0;
> }
>
> --
> 1.5.6.3

/ Kari Hurtta

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