[PATCH 2/2] w35und: plug memory leak in wbsoft_tx()

From: Pekka J Enberg
Date: Mon Oct 27 2008 - 18:14:50 EST


From: Pekka Enberg <penberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

There's no reason to duplicate the skb in wbsoft_tx() and leak GFP_ATOMIC
memory as the contents are copied to ->TxBuffer in MdxTx() anyway before
MLMESendFrame() returns.

Cc: Pavel Machek <pavel@xxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Pekka Enberg <penberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/staging/winbond/linux/wbusb.c | 7 ++-----
1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/winbond/linux/wbusb.c b/drivers/staging/winbond/linux/wbusb.c
index 128b70a..8957634 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/winbond/linux/wbusb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/winbond/linux/wbusb.c
@@ -114,11 +114,8 @@ static void wbsoft_configure_filter(struct ieee80211_hw *dev,

static int wbsoft_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
{
- char *buffer = kmalloc(skb->len, GFP_ATOMIC);
- printk("Sending frame %d bytes\n", skb->len);
- memcpy(buffer, skb->data, skb->len);
- if (1 == MLMESendFrame(my_adapter, buffer, skb->len, FRAME_TYPE_802_11_MANAGEMENT))
- printk("frame sent ok (%d bytes)?\n", skb->len);
+ MLMESendFrame(my_adapter, skb->data, skb->len, FRAME_TYPE_802_11_MANAGEMENT);
+
return NETDEV_TX_OK;
}

--
1.5.3.7

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