Re: [PATCH 2/2] Input: xpad - sanitize xpad_led_disconnect()

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Hi Namhyung,

On Thu, Dec 02, 2010 at 12:04:34AM +0900, Namhyung Kim wrote:
> IMHO kfree() here looks very confusing. xpad_led->name is an array
> of char inside struct xpad_led and is not a dynamic memory itself.
> But kfree() works well because it is a first member of the struct
> so it points start address of the struct and frees the struct.

This has already been fixed in my tree, thanks.

> 
> Change it to xpad_led for the correctness & readability and make
> xpad->led NULL for the safety.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Jan Kratochvil <honza@xxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/input/joystick/xpad.c |    3 ++-
>  1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/input/joystick/xpad.c b/drivers/input/joystick/xpad.c
> index f885902..1ca49e8 100644
> --- a/drivers/input/joystick/xpad.c
> +++ b/drivers/input/joystick/xpad.c
> @@ -728,7 +728,8 @@ static void xpad_led_disconnect(struct usb_xpad *xpad)
>  
>  	if (xpad_led) {
>  		led_classdev_unregister(&xpad_led->led_cdev);
> -		kfree(xpad_led->name);
> +		kfree(xpad_led);
> +		xpad->led = NULL;
>  	}
>  }
>  #else
> -- 
> 1.7.0.4
> 

-- 
Dmitry
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