Re: [PATCH] brcmsmac: mac80211_if: Fix a resource leak in an error handling path

From: Kalle Valo
Date: Tue Jun 15 2021 - 06:43:16 EST


Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> If 'brcms_attach()' fails, we must undo the previous 'ieee80211_alloc_hw()'
> as already done in the remove function.
>
> Fixes: 5b435de0d786 ("net: wireless: add brcm80211 drivers")
> Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Arend van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Patch applied to wireless-drivers-next.git, thanks.

9a25344d5177 brcmsmac: mac80211_if: Fix a resource leak in an error handling path

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