>>> kasprintf() returns a pointer to dynamically allocated memory >>> which can be NULL upon failure. Ensure the allocation was successful >>> by checking the pointer validity. >> … >>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/adreno_gpu.c >>> @@ -144,6 +144,10 @@ static int zap_shader_load_mdt(struct msm_gpu *gpu, const char *fwname, >>> char *newname; >>> >>> newname = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "qcom/%s", fwname); >>> + if (!newname) { >>> + ret = -ENOMEM; >>> + goto out; >>> + } >> … >> >> How do you think about to avoid the repetition of the pointer check >> for the variable “mem_region”? > "mem_region"? Is this a clerical error, do you mean 'newname'? Please take another look at implementation details: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/adreno_gpu.c?h=v6.7#n124 … >> Can the usage of other labels become more appropriate? I propose to reconsider also the influence of the label “out” here. https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.7/source/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/adreno_gpu.c#L167 Regards, Markus