When hci_cmd_sync_queue() failed in hci_update_adv_data(), inst_ptr is not freed, which will cause memory leak. ERR_PTR/PTR_ERR is used to replace memory allocation to simplify code. Fixes: 651cd3d65b0f ("Bluetooth: convert hci_update_adv_data to hci_sync") Signed-off-by: Zhengchao Shao <shaozhengchao@xxxxxxxxxx> --- v2: Use ERR_PTR/PTR_ERR to replace memory allocation --- net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c | 10 ++-------- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c index 9e2d7e4b850c..8744bbecac9e 100644 --- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c +++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c @@ -6187,20 +6187,14 @@ int hci_get_random_address(struct hci_dev *hdev, bool require_privacy, static int _update_adv_data_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, void *data) { - u8 instance = *(u8 *)data; - - kfree(data); + u8 instance = PTR_ERR(data); return hci_update_adv_data_sync(hdev, instance); } int hci_update_adv_data(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 instance) { - u8 *inst_ptr = kmalloc(1, GFP_KERNEL); - - if (!inst_ptr) - return -ENOMEM; + u8 *inst_ptr = ERR_PTR(instance); - *inst_ptr = instance; return hci_cmd_sync_queue(hdev, _update_adv_data_sync, inst_ptr, NULL); } -- 2.34.1