From: Julia Lawall <julia@xxxxxxx> dev_alloc_skb allocates some memory, so that memory should be freed before leaving the function in an error case. Corrected some typos in a nearby comment as well. A simplified version of the semantic match that finds this problem is: (http://coccinelle.lip6.fr/) // <smpl> @r exists@ local idexpression x; expression E; identifier f1; iterator I; @@ x = dev_alloc_skb(...); <... when != x when != true (x == NULL || ...) when != if (...) { <+...x...+> } when != I (...) { <+...x...+> } ( x == NULL | x == E | x->f1 ) ...> * return ...; // </smpl> Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall <julia@xxxxxxx> --- drivers/net/irda/via-ircc.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/via-ircc.c b/drivers/net/irda/via-ircc.c index b0a6cd8..67c0ad4 100644 --- a/drivers/net/irda/via-ircc.c +++ b/drivers/net/irda/via-ircc.c @@ -1182,12 +1182,13 @@ F01_E */ skb = dev_alloc_skb(len + 1 - 4); /* - * if frame size,data ptr,or skb ptr are wrong ,the get next + * if frame size, data ptr, or skb ptr are wrong, then get next * entry. */ if ((skb == NULL) || (skb->data == NULL) || (self->rx_buff.data == NULL) || (len < 6)) { self->netdev->stats.rx_dropped++; + kfree_skb(skb); return TRUE; } skb_reserve(skb, 1); -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kernel-janitors" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
