Re: [V3][PATCH 2/6] x86, nmi: create new NMI handler routines

From: Robert Richter
Date: Tue Sep 06 2011 - 06:09:13 EST


On 25.08.11 12:45:44, Don Zickus wrote:
> +int register_nmi_handler(unsigned int type, nmi_handler_t handler,
> + unsigned long nmiflags, const char *devname)
> +{
> + struct nmiaction *action;
> + int retval;
> +
> + if (!handler)
> + return -EINVAL;
> +
> + action = kzalloc(sizeof(struct nmiaction), GFP_KERNEL);
> + if (!action)
> + return -ENOMEM;
> +
> + action->handler = handler;
> + action->flags = nmiflags;
> + action->name = kstrndup(devname, NMI_MAX_NAMELEN, GFP_KERNEL);

Null pointer check is missing here.

> +
> + retval = __setup_nmi(type, action);
> +
> + if (retval) {
> + kfree(action->name);
> + kfree(action);
> + }
> +
> + return retval;
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(register_nmi_handler);

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