Rob, Got your point, will submit a new patch with a new error label. Also I just found that in f_hid.c f_rndis.c and f_uac2.c do need the freeing function. Will clean it up and send the patch. Thanks, Pavitra On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 6:05 PM, Robert Baldyga <r.baldyga@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > On 10/10/2014 01:51 PM, pavi1729 ivap wrote: >>>From 3272817673910c63682e8b91ce0efaef190a399a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 >> From: Pavitra <pavitra1729@xxxxxxxxx> >> Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 16:05:30 +0530 >> Subject: [PATCH] usb: gadget: function: Remove redundant >> usb_free_all_descriptors >> >> Removed the usb_free_all_descriptors call in *_bind functions >> as this call is already present in usb_assign_descriptors. >> usb_assign_descriptors is the only call where usb descriptor >> allocation happens, also in case of error freeing of the >> allocated memory takes place in the same call. Hence the >> call in the *_bind functions are redundant. >> Also the presence of usb_free_all_descriptors in the *_bind >> functions might result in double-free corruption of the >> allocated mmeory. > > Double-free corruption is good point in this place, but your patch > doesn't solve this problem properly. If usb_assign_descriptors() returns > without error and one of following calls fails, we need to call > usb_free_all_descriptors() in error handling code. > > There should be rather two error labels: one where you goto on errors > before usb_assign_descriptors() call, and another one where you goto on > errors after it. And in second case usb_free_all_descriptors() is > called, because descriptors are already allocated and you need to free them. > > I also see that in some drivers usb_assign_descriptors() is the last > call in bind() and then removing usb_free_all_descriptors() from error > handling code makes sense. > > Best regards, > Robert Baldyga > >> >> Signed-off-by: Pavitra <pavitra1729@xxxxxxxxx> >> --- >> drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_eem.c | 1 - >> drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_hid.c | 2 -- >> drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_ncm.c | 1 - >> drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_phonet.c | 1 - >> drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_rndis.c | 1 - >> drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_subset.c | 1 - >> drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_uac2.c | 1 - >> 7 files changed, 8 deletions(-) >> >> diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_eem.c >> b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_eem.c >> index 4d8b236..c9e90de 100644 >> --- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_eem.c >> +++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_eem.c >> @@ -325,7 +325,6 @@ static int eem_bind(struct usb_configuration *c, >> struct usb_function *f) >> return 0; >> >> fail: >> - usb_free_all_descriptors(f); >> if (eem->port.out_ep) >> eem->port.out_ep->driver_data = NULL; >> if (eem->port.in_ep) >> diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_hid.c >> b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_hid.c >> index a95290a..5c67d28 100644 >> --- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_hid.c >> +++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_hid.c >> @@ -652,8 +652,6 @@ static void hidg_unbind(struct usb_configuration >> *c, struct usb_function *f) >> kfree(hidg->req->buf); >> usb_ep_free_request(hidg->in_ep, hidg->req); >> >> - usb_free_all_descriptors(f); >> - >> kfree(hidg->report_desc); >> kfree(hidg); >> } >> diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_ncm.c >> b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_ncm.c >> index bcdc882..38a9279 100644 >> --- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_ncm.c >> +++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_ncm.c >> @@ -1453,7 +1453,6 @@ static int ncm_bind(struct usb_configuration *c, >> struct usb_function *f) >> return 0; >> >> fail: >> - usb_free_all_descriptors(f); >> if (ncm->notify_req) { >> kfree(ncm->notify_req->buf); >> usb_ep_free_request(ncm->notify, ncm->notify_req); >> diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_phonet.c >> b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_phonet.c >> index b9cfc15..74ddcac 100644 >> --- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_phonet.c >> +++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_phonet.c >> @@ -571,7 +571,6 @@ err_req: >> for (i = 0; i < phonet_rxq_size && fp->out_reqv[i]; i++) >> usb_ep_free_request(fp->out_ep, fp->out_reqv[i]); >> err: >> - usb_free_all_descriptors(f); >> if (fp->out_ep) >> fp->out_ep->driver_data = NULL; >> if (fp->in_ep) >> diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_rndis.c >> b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_rndis.c >> index ddb09dc..e257eff 100644 >> --- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_rndis.c >> +++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_rndis.c >> @@ -820,7 +820,6 @@ rndis_bind(struct usb_configuration *c, struct >> usb_function *f) >> fail: >> kfree(f->os_desc_table); >> f->os_desc_n = 0; >> - usb_free_all_descriptors(f); >> >> if (rndis->notify_req) { >> kfree(rndis->notify_req->buf); >> diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_subset.c >> b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_subset.c >> index 1ea8baf..e3dfa67 100644 >> --- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_subset.c >> +++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_subset.c >> @@ -380,7 +380,6 @@ geth_bind(struct usb_configuration *c, struct >> usb_function *f) >> return 0; >> >> fail: >> - usb_free_all_descriptors(f); >> /* we might as well release our claims on endpoints */ >> if (geth->port.out_ep) >> geth->port.out_ep->driver_data = NULL; >> diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_uac2.c >> b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_uac2.c >> index 3ed89ec..c294fb9 100644 >> --- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_uac2.c >> +++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_uac2.c >> @@ -1012,7 +1012,6 @@ afunc_bind(struct usb_configuration *cfg, struct >> usb_function *fn) >> err: >> kfree(agdev->uac2.p_prm.rbuf); >> kfree(agdev->uac2.c_prm.rbuf); >> - usb_free_all_descriptors(fn); >> if (agdev->in_ep) >> agdev->in_ep->driver_data = NULL; >> if (agdev->out_ep) >> > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-usb" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html