Re: [PATCH 4.19 84/90] cfg80211: fix memory leak of wiphy device name

[Pavel Machek]

Hi!

> From: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> commit 4f488fbca2a86cc7714a128952eead92cac279ab upstream.
> 
> In wiphy_new_nm(), if an error occurs after dev_set_name() and
> device_initialize() have already been called, it's necessary to call
> put_device() (via wiphy_free()) to avoid a memory leak.
....
> --- a/net/wireless/core.c
> +++ b/net/wireless/core.c
> @@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ use_default_name:
>  				   &rdev->rfkill_ops, rdev);
>  
>  	if (!rdev->rfkill) {
> -		kfree(rdev);
> +		wiphy_free(&rdev->wiphy);
>  		return NULL;
>  	}

Is kfree(rdev) still neccessary?
drivers/net/wireless/marvell/libertas/cfg.c seems to suggest so.

Best regards,
									Pavel
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