Re: [PATCH] ACPI: scan: Fix a memory leak in an error handling path

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Sat, May 08, 2021 at 09:23:09AM +0200, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> If 'acpi_device_set_name()' fails, we must free
> 'acpi_device_bus_id->bus_id' or there is a (potential) memory leak.

Good catch!
I guess I have lost it somewhere in the middle of developing the mentioned fix.

Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks!

> Fixes: eb50aaf960e3 ("ACPI: scan: Use unique number for instance_no")
> Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/acpi/scan.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/acpi/scan.c b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
> index a22778e880c2..651a431e2bbf 100644
> --- a/drivers/acpi/scan.c
> +++ b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
> @@ -700,6 +700,7 @@ int acpi_device_add(struct acpi_device *device,
>  
>  		result = acpi_device_set_name(device, acpi_device_bus_id);
>  		if (result) {
> +			kfree_const(acpi_device_bus_id->bus_id);
>  			kfree(acpi_device_bus_id);
>  			goto err_unlock;
>  		}
> -- 
> 2.30.2
> 

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko