dgnc_start() ignores errors in class_create() and device_create()
and it does not deallocate resources if dgnc_tty_preinit() fails.
The patch implements proper error handling.
Found by Linux Driver Verification project (linuxtesting.org).
Signed-off-by: Alexey Khoroshilov <khoroshilov@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_driver.c | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_driver.c b/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_driver.c
index ba98ff348112..f610ae1f3a9f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_driver.c
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ static int dgnc_start(void)
{
int rc = 0;
unsigned long flags;
+ struct device *dev;
/* make sure that the globals are init'd before we do anything else */
dgnc_init_globals();
@@ -257,9 +258,20 @@ static int dgnc_start(void)
dgnc_Major = rc;
dgnc_class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, "dgnc_mgmt");
- device_create(dgnc_class, NULL,
- MKDEV(dgnc_Major, 0),
- NULL, "dgnc_mgmt");
+ if (IS_ERR(dgnc_class)) {
+ rc = PTR_ERR(dgnc_class);
+ pr_err(DRVSTR ": Can't create dgnc_mgmt class (%d)\n", rc);
+ goto failed_class;
+ }
+
+ dev = device_create(dgnc_class, NULL,
+ MKDEV(dgnc_Major, 0),
+ NULL, "dgnc_mgmt");
+ if (IS_ERR(dev)) {
+ rc = PTR_ERR(dev);
+ pr_err(DRVSTR ": Can't create device (%d)\n", rc);
+ goto failed_device;
+ }
/*
* Init any global tty stuff.
@@ -268,7 +280,7 @@ static int dgnc_start(void)
if (rc < 0) {
pr_err(DRVSTR ": tty preinit - not enough memory (%d)\n", rc);
- return rc;
+ goto failed_tty;
}
/* Start the poller */
@@ -282,6 +294,14 @@ static int dgnc_start(void)
add_timer(&dgnc_poll_timer);
+ return 0;
+
+failed_tty:
+ device_destroy(dgnc_class, MKDEV(dgnc_Major, 0));
+failed_device:
+ class_destroy(dgnc_class);
+failed_class:
+ unregister_chrdev(dgnc_Major, "dgnc");
return rc;
}
--
1.9.1
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