The return value of scsi_host_alloc() should be released by scsi_host_put(). However, in function mvs_pci_init(), kfree() is used. This patch replaces kfree() with scsi_host_put() to avoid possible memory leaks. Signed-off-by: Pan Bian <bianpan2016@xxxxxxx> --- drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_init.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_init.c b/drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_init.c index 4e047b5..75bdb38 100644 --- a/drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_init.c +++ b/drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_init.c @@ -557,14 +557,14 @@ static int mvs_pci_init(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent) SHOST_TO_SAS_HA(shost) = kcalloc(1, sizeof(struct sas_ha_struct), GFP_KERNEL); if (!SHOST_TO_SAS_HA(shost)) { - kfree(shost); + scsi_host_put(shost); rc = -ENOMEM; goto err_out_regions; } rc = mvs_prep_sas_ha_init(shost, chip); if (rc) { - kfree(shost); + scsi_host_put(shost); rc = -ENOMEM; goto err_out_regions; } -- 1.9.1