vpbe_dev needs to be freed before leaving the function in an error case. A simplified version of the semantic match that finds the problem is as follows: (http://coccinelle.lip6.fr) // <smpl> @r exists@ local idexpression x; statement S; identifier f1; position p1,p2; expression *ptr != NULL; @@ x@p1 = \(kmalloc\|kzalloc\|kcalloc\)(...); ... if (x == NULL) S <... when != x when != if (...) { <+...x...+> } x->f1 ...> ( return \(0\|<+...x...+>\|ptr\); | return@p2 ...; ) @script:python@ p1 << r.p1; p2 << r.p2; @@ print "* file: %s kmalloc %s return %s" % (p1[0].file,p1[0].line,p2[0].line) // </smpl> Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall <julia@xxxxxxx> --- drivers/media/video/davinci/vpbe.c | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/media/video/davinci/vpbe.c b/drivers/media/video/davinci/vpbe.c index d773d30..99658ba 100644 --- a/drivers/media/video/davinci/vpbe.c +++ b/drivers/media/video/davinci/vpbe.c @@ -811,8 +811,10 @@ static __devinit int vpbe_probe(struct platform_device *pdev) if (cfg->outputs->num_modes > 0) vpbe_dev->current_timings = vpbe_dev->cfg->outputs[0].modes[0]; - else + else { + kfree(vpbe_dev); return -ENODEV; + } /* set the driver data in platform device */ platform_set_drvdata(pdev, vpbe_dev); -- 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
