kobject_init_and_add will alloc memory for kobj->name, so in br_add_if error path, simply use kobject_del will not free memory for kobj->name. Fix by using kobject_put instead, kobject_put will internally calls kobject_del and frees memory for kobj->name. Signed-off-by: Xiaotian Feng <dfeng@xxxxxxxxxx> --- net/bridge/br_if.c | 2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/bridge/br_if.c b/net/bridge/br_if.c index 8a96672..eb404dc 100644 --- a/net/bridge/br_if.c +++ b/net/bridge/br_if.c @@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ int br_add_if(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_device *dev) err2: br_fdb_delete_by_port(br, p, 1); err1: - kobject_del(&p->kobj); + kobject_put(&p->kobj); err0: dev_set_promiscuity(dev, -1); put_back: -- 1.6.2.5 _______________________________________________ Bridge mailing list Bridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bridge