Re: [PATCH] serial: Free memory when probe fails

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On Wed, Nov 09, 2016 at 08:15:53PM +0530, Souptick Joarder wrote:
> Hi Greg,
> 
> On Fri, Oct 28, 2016 at 5:30 PM, Souptick Joarder <jrdr.linux@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > When spi_setup() fails it doesn't free ifx_dev and we have a memory
> > leak. Fix this by freeing ifx_dev before the return.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Souptick joarder <jrdr.linux@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  drivers/tty/serial/ifx6x60.c | 1 +
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/ifx6x60.c b/drivers/tty/serial/ifx6x60.c
> > index d386346..1578836 100644
> > --- a/drivers/tty/serial/ifx6x60.c
> > +++ b/drivers/tty/serial/ifx6x60.c
> > @@ -1042,6 +1042,7 @@ static int ifx_spi_spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
> >         ret = spi_setup(spi);
> >         if (ret) {
> >                 dev_err(&spi->dev, "SPI setup wasn't successful %d", ret);
> > +               kfree(ifx_dev);
> >                 return -ENODEV;
> >         }
> >
> > --
> > 1.9.1
> >
> 
> Any comment on this patch?

Relax, small cleanup patches like this take a while to get reviewed.

Also, same comment here about the subject: line, put the driver name in
it please.

thanks,

greg k-h
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