Re: [PATCH v2] usb: dwc3: fix memory leak of dwc->regset

From: Felipe Balbi
Date: Tue Apr 12 2016 - 04:28:32 EST



Hi,

changbin.du@xxxxxxxxx writes:
> From: "Du, Changbin" <changbin.du@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> dwc->regset is allocated on dwc3_debugfs_init, and should
> be released on init failure or dwc3_debugfs_exit. Btw,
> The line "dwc->root = NULL" is unnecessary, so remove it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Du, Changbin <changbin.du@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> v2:
> Title changed;
> free dwc->regset on failure path.
>
> ---
> drivers/usb/dwc3/debugfs.c | 5 +++--
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/dwc3/debugfs.c b/drivers/usb/dwc3/debugfs.c
> index 9ac37fe..abd8889 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/dwc3/debugfs.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/dwc3/debugfs.c
> @@ -678,7 +678,8 @@ int dwc3_debugfs_init(struct dwc3 *dwc)
>
> err1:
> debugfs_remove_recursive(root);
> -
> + if (!dwc->regset)
> + kfree(dwc->regset);

IOW:

if regset is NULL, free NULL.

This check is wrong and unnecessary ;-) kfree(NULL) is safe.

--
balbi

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