On 05.02.2021 16:46:16, Xulin Sun wrote: > On 2021/2/5 下午4:19, Marc Kleine-Budde wrote: > > On 05.02.2021 15:25:59, Xulin Sun wrote: > > > If the previous can_net device has been successfully allocated, its > > > private data structure is impossible to be empty, remove this redundant > > > error return judgment. Otherwise, memory leaks for alloc_candev() will > > > be triggered. > > Your analysis is correct, the netdev_priv() will never fail. But how > > will this trigger a mem leak on alloc_candev()? I've removed that > > The previous code judges the netdev_priv is empty, and then goto out. The > correct approach should add free_candev(net_dev) before goto. > > The code Like: > > class_dev = netdev_priv(net_dev); > if (!class_dev) { > dev_err(dev, "Failed to init netdev cdevate"); > + free_candev(net_dev); > goto out; > } > > Otherwise, memory leaks for alloc_candev() will be triggered. No - as you said in the original patch description. The return value of netdev_priv() cannot be NULL, as net_dev is not NULL. > Now directly remove the impossible error return judgment to resolve > the above possible issue. Marc -- Pengutronix e.K. | Marc Kleine-Budde | Embedded Linux | https://www.pengutronix.de | Vertretung West/Dortmund | Phone: +49-231-2826-924 | Amtsgericht Hildesheim, HRA 2686 | Fax: +49-5121-206917-5555 |
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