create_singlethread_workqueue can be failed in memory pressue. So, check return value and return -ENOMEM Signed-off-by: Insu Yun <wuninsu@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/media/usb/gspca/sq905.c | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/gspca/sq905.c b/drivers/media/usb/gspca/sq905.c index a7ae0ec..b1c25d9a 100644 --- a/drivers/media/usb/gspca/sq905.c +++ b/drivers/media/usb/gspca/sq905.c @@ -392,6 +392,8 @@ static int sd_start(struct gspca_dev *gspca_dev) } /* Start the workqueue function to do the streaming */ dev->work_thread = create_singlethread_workqueue(MODULE_NAME); + if (!dev->work_thread) + return -ENOMEM; queue_work(dev->work_thread, &dev->work_struct); return 0; -- 1.9.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html