if cb_arg alloc failed, we can't release the struct orig_io_req refcount before we take it's refcount. call kref_get before malloc, so as to pair with kref_put on rec_err path. Signed-off-by: Lin Yi <teroincn@xxxxxxx> --- drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_els.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_els.c b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_els.c index 76e65a3..709bb92 100644 --- a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_els.c +++ b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_els.c @@ -592,13 +592,13 @@ int bnx2fc_send_rec(struct bnx2fc_cmd *orig_io_req) BNX2FC_IO_DBG(orig_io_req, "Sending REC\n"); memset(&rec, 0, sizeof(rec)); + kref_get(&orig_io_req->refcount); cb_arg = kzalloc(sizeof(struct bnx2fc_els_cb_arg), GFP_ATOMIC); if (!cb_arg) { printk(KERN_ERR PFX "Unable to allocate cb_arg for REC\n"); rc = -ENOMEM; goto rec_err; } - kref_get(&orig_io_req->refcount); cb_arg->aborted_io_req = orig_io_req; -- 1.9.1