Re: [PATCH] nfc: change order inside nfc_se_io error path

From: Fedor Pchelkin
Date: Mon Mar 06 2023 - 15:42:04 EST


On Mon, Mar 06, 2023 at 11:35:09PM +0300, Fedor Pchelkin wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 06, 2023 at 04:28:12PM +0100, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> > On 04/03/2023 17:48, Fedor Pchelkin wrote:
> > > cb_context should be freed on error paths in nfc_se_io as stated by commit
> > > 25ff6f8a5a3b ("nfc: fix memory leak of se_io context in nfc_genl_se_io").
> > >
> > > Make the error path in nfc_se_io unwind everything in reverse order, i.e.
> > > free the cb_context after unlocking the device.
> > >
> > > No functional changes intended - only adjusting to good coding practice.
> >
> > I would argue that it is functional. Running code in or outside of
> > critical section/locks is quite functional change.
> >
>
> Hmm, actually, yes. I'll resend v2 with changed commit info as 'no
> functional changes' statement can probably be misunderstood later.
>
> Should this patch be backported by the way? It doesn't seem to fix any
> real issue but, as you mentioned, it contains some functional changes
> which may be of some importance in future.

Sorry for the noise. Didn't see the patch was already applied. So it's
okay as it is.