> When snd_usb_mixer_add_control() fails, elem needs to be > freed just like when snd_ctl_new1() fails. However, current > code is returning directly and ends up leaking memory. Can an imperative wording be preferred for the change description? … > +++ b/sound/usb/mixer_scarlett_gen2.c > @@ -964,8 +964,10 @@ static int scarlett2_add_new_ctl(struct usb_mixer_interface *mixer, > strlcpy(kctl->id.name, name, sizeof(kctl->id.name)); > > err = snd_usb_mixer_add_control(&elem->head, kctl); > - if (err < 0) > + if (err < 0) { > + kfree(elem); > return err; > + } … I propose to add a jump target so that a bit of common exception handling code can be better reused in this function implementation. Regards, Markus