[PATCH 2/2] HID: core: use __free(kfree) and __free(kvfree) to clean up temporary buffers
From: Dmitry Torokhov
Date: Thu Mar 26 2026 - 02:28:56 EST
This simplifies error handling and protects against memory leaks.
Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/hid/hid-core.c | 34 ++++++++++++----------------------
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
index bb13dcb116a9..b40953e0f52e 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
@@ -924,7 +924,6 @@ static int hid_scan_main(struct hid_parser *parser, struct hid_item *item)
*/
static int hid_scan_report(struct hid_device *hid)
{
- struct hid_parser *parser;
struct hid_item item;
const __u8 *start = hid->dev_rdesc;
const __u8 *end = start + hid->dev_rsize;
@@ -936,7 +935,7 @@ static int hid_scan_report(struct hid_device *hid)
hid_parser_reserved
};
- parser = vzalloc(sizeof(struct hid_parser));
+ struct hid_parser *parser __free(kvfree) = vzalloc(sizeof(*parser));
if (!parser)
return -ENOMEM;
@@ -987,7 +986,6 @@ static int hid_scan_report(struct hid_device *hid)
}
kfree(parser->collection_stack);
- vfree(parser);
return 0;
}
@@ -1246,7 +1244,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hid_setup_resolution_multiplier);
static int hid_parse_collections(struct hid_device *device)
{
- struct hid_parser *parser;
struct hid_item item;
const u8 *start = device->rdesc;
const u8 *end = start + device->rsize;
@@ -1259,7 +1256,7 @@ static int hid_parse_collections(struct hid_device *device)
hid_parser_reserved
};
- parser = vzalloc(sizeof(*parser));
+ struct hid_parser *parser __free(kvfree) = vzalloc(sizeof(*parser));
if (!parser)
return -ENOMEM;
@@ -1267,10 +1264,9 @@ static int hid_parse_collections(struct hid_device *device)
device->collection = kzalloc_objs(*device->collection,
HID_DEFAULT_NUM_COLLECTIONS);
- if (!device->collection) {
- ret = -ENOMEM;
- goto out;
- }
+ if (!device->collection)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
device->collection_size = HID_DEFAULT_NUM_COLLECTIONS;
for (unsigned int i = 0; i < HID_DEFAULT_NUM_COLLECTIONS; i++)
device->collection[i].parent_idx = -1;
@@ -1322,7 +1318,6 @@ static int hid_parse_collections(struct hid_device *device)
out:
kfree(parser->collection_stack);
- vfree(parser);
return ret;
}
@@ -1358,9 +1353,9 @@ int hid_open_report(struct hid_device *device)
* on a copy of our report descriptor so it can
* change it.
*/
- __u8 *buf = kmemdup(start, size, GFP_KERNEL);
+ u8 *buf __free(kfree) = kmemdup(start, size, GFP_KERNEL);
- if (buf == NULL)
+ if (!buf)
return -ENOMEM;
start = device->driver->report_fixup(device, buf, &size);
@@ -1371,8 +1366,7 @@ int hid_open_report(struct hid_device *device)
* needs to be cleaned up or not at the end.
*/
start = kmemdup(start, size, GFP_KERNEL);
- kfree(buf);
- if (start == NULL)
+ if (!start)
return -ENOMEM;
}
@@ -1998,11 +1992,11 @@ static struct hid_report *hid_get_report(struct hid_report_enum *report_enum,
int __hid_request(struct hid_device *hid, struct hid_report *report,
enum hid_class_request reqtype)
{
- char *buf, *data_buf;
+ u8 *data_buf;
int ret;
u32 len;
- buf = hid_alloc_report_buf(report, GFP_KERNEL);
+ u8 *buf __free(kfree) = hid_alloc_report_buf(report, GFP_KERNEL);
if (!buf)
return -ENOMEM;
@@ -2021,17 +2015,13 @@ int __hid_request(struct hid_device *hid, struct hid_report *report,
ret = hid_hw_raw_request(hid, report->id, buf, len, report->type, reqtype);
if (ret < 0) {
dbg_hid("unable to complete request: %d\n", ret);
- goto out;
+ return ret;
}
if (reqtype == HID_REQ_GET_REPORT)
hid_input_report(hid, report->type, buf, ret, 0);
- ret = 0;
-
-out:
- kfree(buf);
- return ret;
+ return 0;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__hid_request);
--
2.53.0.1018.g2bb0e51243-goog