Re: [PATCH] ACPI / memhotplug: Fix a stale pointer in error path

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On Fri, 2013-07-12 at 22:42 +0200, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Friday, July 12, 2013 08:51:29 AM Toshi Kani wrote:
> > On Fri, 2013-07-12 at 09:24 +0900, Yasuaki Ishimatsu wrote:
> > > (2013/07/11 1:47), Toshi Kani wrote:
> > > > device->driver_data needs to be cleared when releasing its data,
> > > > mem_device, in an error path of acpi_memory_device_add().
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@xxxxxx>
> > > > ---
> > > 
> > > Reviewed-by: Yasuaki Ishimatsu <isimatu.yasuaki@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > Thanks Yasuaki!
> 
> Queued up as a fix for 3.11.

Thanks!

> Do we need that in -stable as well?

Good point.  Yes, we need that in -stable as well.

-Toshi


> Rafael
> 
> 
> > > 
> > > >   drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c |    1 +
> > > >   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> > > > 
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c b/drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c
> > > > index c711d11..999adb5 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c
> > > > +++ b/drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c
> > > > @@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ static int acpi_memory_device_add(struct acpi_device *device,
> > > >   	/* Get the range from the _CRS */
> > > >   	result = acpi_memory_get_device_resources(mem_device);
> > > >   	if (result) {
> > > > +		device->driver_data = NULL;
> > > >   		kfree(mem_device);
> > > >   		return result;
> > > >   	}
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