[PATCH] libnvdimm: Fix memory leak in error path.

From: Johannes Thumshirn
Date: Wed Aug 03 2016 - 10:33:57 EST


If either device_register() or nvdimm_bus_create_ndclt() fails we leak the
memory allocated for nvdimm_bus. Call kfree(nvdimm_bus) in the error path so
it's not leaked.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Thumshirn <jthumshirn@xxxxxxx>
---
drivers/nvdimm/core.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/core.c b/drivers/nvdimm/core.c
index be89764..8578365 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/core.c
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ struct nvdimm_bus *__nvdimm_bus_register(struct device *parent,
return nvdimm_bus;
err:
put_device(&nvdimm_bus->dev);
+ kfree(nvdimm_bus);
return NULL;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__nvdimm_bus_register);
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1.8.5.6