Btw, Smatch doesn't like that file at all... sock->file = sock_alloc_file(sock, O_NONBLOCK, NULL); ^^^^ ^^^^ sock_alloc_file() calls release_sock() on error but the left hand side of the assignment dereferences "sock". This isn't the bug and I didn't report this earlier because there is an assert that it doesn't fail. net/handshake/handshake-test.c:221 handshake_req_submit_test4() error: dereferencing freed memory 'sock' net/handshake/handshake-test.c:233 handshake_req_submit_test4() warn: 'req' was already freed. net/handshake/handshake-test.c:254 handshake_req_submit_test5() error: dereferencing freed memory 'sock' net/handshake/handshake-test.c:290 handshake_req_submit_test6() error: dereferencing freed memory 'sock' net/handshake/handshake-test.c:321 handshake_req_cancel_test1() error: dereferencing freed memory 'sock' net/handshake/handshake-test.c:355 handshake_req_cancel_test2() error: dereferencing freed memory 'sock' net/handshake/handshake-test.c:367 handshake_req_cancel_test2() warn: 'req' was already freed. net/handshake/handshake-test.c:395 handshake_req_cancel_test3() error: dereferencing freed memory 'sock' net/handshake/handshake-test.c:407 handshake_req_cancel_test3() warn: 'req' was already freed. net/handshake/handshake-test.c:451 handshake_req_destroy_test1() error: dereferencing freed memory 'sock' net/handshake/handshake-test.c:463 handshake_req_destroy_test1() warn: 'req' was already freed. regards, dan carpenter