Re: [PATCH] HID: hid-ntrig: Fix potential memory leak in ntrig_report_version()

[Markus Elfring]

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> It is safe to move the kmalloc() call after the hid_is_usb() check to avoid
> unnecessary allocation and potential memory leak.

* See also:
  https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?h=v6.17-rc6#n94

* How do you think about to increase the application of scope-based resource management?
  https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.17-rc6/source/include/linux/slab.h#L476

* Can a summary phrase like “Prevent memory leak in ntrig_report_version()”
  be nicer?


Regards,
Markus