Re: [PATCH] HID: thrustmaster: fix memory leak in thrustmaster_interrupts()

From: Markus Elfring
Date: Fri Mar 28 2025 - 06:57:03 EST


> In thrustmaster_interrupts(), the allocated send_buf is not
> freed if the usb_check_int_endpoints() check fails, leading
> to a memory leak.


I imagine that word wrapping can occasionally become a bit nicer
for text lines which may be longer than 59 characters.



> +++ b/drivers/hid/hid-thrustmaster.c
> @@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ static void thrustmaster_interrupts(struct hid_device *hdev)
> u8 ep_addr[2] = {b_ep, 0};
>
> if (!usb_check_int_endpoints(usbif, ep_addr)) {
> + kfree(send_buf);
> hid_err(hdev, "Unexpected non-int endpoint\n");
> return;
> }

* You may avoid such repeated function calls by using another label instead.
https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/display/c/MEM12-C.+Consider+using+a+goto+chain+when+leaving+a+function+on+error+when+using+and+releasing+resources#MEM12C.Considerusingagotochainwhenleavingafunctiononerrorwhenusingandreleasingresources-CompliantSolution(copy_process()fromLinuxkernel)

* How do you think about to benefit any more from the application of the attribute “__free”?
https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.14-rc6/source/include/linux/cleanup.h#L144


Regards,
Markus