In function load_firmware() release_firmware() is not called if the allocation of pFirmware->szFwBuffer fails or if fw->size is greater than FW_8188E_SIZE. Move the call to release_firmware() to the exit label at the end of the function to fix this. Signed-off-by: Michael Straube <straube.linux@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_hal_init.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_hal_init.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_hal_init.c index dc41682fd8d6..cfafbb6c42f7 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_hal_init.c +++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_hal_init.c @@ -538,10 +538,10 @@ static int load_firmware(struct rt_firmware *pFirmware, struct device *device) } memcpy(pFirmware->szFwBuffer, fw->data, fw->size); pFirmware->ulFwLength = fw->size; - release_firmware(fw); dev_dbg(device, "!bUsedWoWLANFw, FmrmwareLen:%d+\n", pFirmware->ulFwLength); Exit: + release_firmware(fw); return rtStatus; } -- 2.34.1