Check the return value of kcalloc first and then use the pointer.
Signed-off-by: Gujulan Elango Hari Prasath <hgujulan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_driver.c | 7 ++++---
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_driver.c b/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_driver.c
index 805dc61..935e297 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_driver.c
@@ -385,13 +385,14 @@ static int dgnc_found_board(struct pci_dev *pdev, int id)
/* make a temporary message buffer for the boot messages */
brd->msgbuf_head = kcalloc(8192, sizeof(u8), GFP_KERNEL);
- brd->msgbuf = brd->msgbuf_head;
-
- if (!brd->msgbuf) {
+ if (!brd->msgbuf_head) {
kfree(brd);
return -ENOMEM;
}
+ brd->msgbuf = brd->msgbuf_head;
+
+
/* store the info for the board we've found */
brd->magic = DGNC_BOARD_MAGIC;
brd->boardnum = dgnc_NumBoards;
--
1.9.1
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