Currently if a fscanf fails then an early return leaks an open file pointer. Fix this by fclosing the file before the return. Detected using static analysis with cppcheck: tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c:2039:3: error: Resource leak: fp [resourceLeak] Fixes: eae97e053fe3 ("tools/power turbostat: Support thermal throttle count print") Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.i.king@xxxxxxxxx> --- tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c b/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c index e6779f599a8e..db431b31c4df 100644 --- a/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c +++ b/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c @@ -2035,9 +2035,9 @@ int get_core_throt_cnt(int cpu, unsigned long long *cnt) if (!fp) return -1; ret = fscanf(fp, "%lld", &tmp); + fclose(fp); if (ret != 1) return -1; - fclose(fp); *cnt = tmp; return 0; -- 2.35.1