From: Xiaoke Wang <xkernel.wang@xxxxxxxxxxx> vmalloc() is a memory allocation API which can return NULL when some internal memory errors happen. So it is better to check the return value of it to catch the error in time. Signed-off-by: Xiaoke Wang <xkernel.wang@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- ChangeLog: v1->v2 jump to the proper location and remove redundant instruction. drivers/staging/vc04_services/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.c | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.c b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.c index 76d3f03..ff4b484 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.c +++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.c @@ -1909,6 +1909,10 @@ int vchiq_mmal_init(struct vchiq_mmal_instance **out_instance) mutex_init(&instance->vchiq_mutex); instance->bulk_scratch = vmalloc(PAGE_SIZE); + if (!instance->bulk_scratch) { + err = -ENOMEM; + goto err_free; + } instance->vchiq_instance = vchiq_instance; mutex_init(&instance->context_map_lock); --