Re: [PATCH] pata_octeon_cf: fix ata_host_activate() failure handling

[David Daney]

On 03/31/2014 10:53 AM, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:
> Add missing kfree() call to ata_host_activate() failure path.

Are you seeing failures in real systems, or is this just a change to fix 
a theoretical memory leak?


> Cc: Ralf Baechle <ralf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Did you test the patch on real hardware?  If so, you can add:

Acked-By: David Daney <david.daney@xxxxxxxxxx>

Otherwise, somebody will have to go and test it.

Thanks,
David Daney


> ---
>   drivers/ata/pata_octeon_cf.c |    9 ++++++---
>   1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> Index: b/drivers/ata/pata_octeon_cf.c
> ===================================================================
> --- a/drivers/ata/pata_octeon_cf.c	2014-03-14 16:45:04.320724377 +0100
> +++ b/drivers/ata/pata_octeon_cf.c	2014-03-31 18:58:44.367604046 +0200
> @@ -1020,13 +1020,16 @@ static int octeon_cf_probe(struct platfo
>
>   	ata_port_desc(ap, "cmd %p ctl %p", base, ap->ioaddr.ctl_addr);
>
> -
>   	dev_info(&pdev->dev, "version " DRV_VERSION" %d bit%s.\n",
>   		 is_16bit ? 16 : 8,
>   		 cf_port->is_true_ide ? ", True IDE" : "");
>
> -	return ata_host_activate(host, irq, irq_handler,
> -				 IRQF_SHARED, &octeon_cf_sht);
> +	rv = ata_host_activate(host, irq, irq_handler,
> +			       IRQF_SHARED, &octeon_cf_sht);
> +	if (rv)
> +		goto free_cf_port;
> +
> +	return 0;
>
>   free_cf_port:
>   	kfree(cf_port);
>
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