[PATCH 1/1] drivers: hv: hv_utils_transport: Fixing validation of correct pointer

From: Maninder Singh
Date: Fri Jul 03 2015 - 01:46:36 EST


cn_msg should be validated instead of msg after memory allocation.

Signed-off-by: Maninder Singh <maninder1.s@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Akhilesh Kumar <akhilesh.k@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/hv/hv_utils_transport.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/hv/hv_utils_transport.c b/drivers/hv/hv_utils_transport.c
index ea7ba5e..6a9d80a 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/hv_utils_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/hv_utils_transport.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ int hvutil_transport_send(struct hvutil_transport *hvt, void *msg, int len)
return -EINVAL;
} else if (hvt->mode == HVUTIL_TRANSPORT_NETLINK) {
cn_msg = kzalloc(sizeof(*cn_msg) + len, GFP_ATOMIC);
- if (!msg)
+ if (!cn_msg)
return -ENOMEM;
cn_msg->id.idx = hvt->cn_id.idx;
cn_msg->id.val = hvt->cn_id.val;
--
1.7.9.5

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