[PATCH] usb: core: devio: validate device and interface before buffer allocation
From: André Moreira
Date: Tue Jun 23 2026 - 22:37:22 EST
The proc_ioctl() function currently allocates a buffer using kmalloc()
before checking the USB device state and resolving the interface number.
If either validation fails, the function must free the buffer and return
an error.
Move these checks to the top of the function to fail early. This avoids
unnecessary memory allocation and deallocation on error paths, removes
the nested 'else' structure, and eliminates redundant kfree() calls,
making the code cleaner and easier to maintain.
Signed-off-by: André Moreira <andrem.33333@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/usb/core/devio.c | 13 ++++++++-----
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/devio.c b/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
index e191934623c73..8329d1c7d1b27 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
@@ -2329,6 +2329,13 @@ static int proc_ioctl(struct usb_dev_state *ps, struct usbdevfs_ioctl *ctl)
if (!connected(ps))
return -ENODEV;
+ if (ps->dev->state != USB_STATE_CONFIGURED)
+ return -EHOSTUNREACH;
+
+ intf = usb_ifnum_to_if(ps->dev, ctl->ifno);
+ if (!intf)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
/* alloc buffer */
size = _IOC_SIZE(ctl->ioctl_code);
if (size > 0) {
@@ -2345,11 +2352,7 @@ static int proc_ioctl(struct usb_dev_state *ps, struct usbdevfs_ioctl *ctl)
}
}
- if (ps->dev->state != USB_STATE_CONFIGURED)
- retval = -EHOSTUNREACH;
- else if (!(intf = usb_ifnum_to_if(ps->dev, ctl->ifno)))
- retval = -EINVAL;
- else switch (ctl->ioctl_code) {
+ switch (ctl->ioctl_code) {
/* disconnect kernel driver from interface */
case USBDEVFS_DISCONNECT:
--
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