When il4965_hw_nic_init in __il4965_up fails, the memory allocated by
iwl4965_sta_alloc_lq in iwl4965_alloc_bcast_station is not freed.
This patches adds il_dealloc_bcast_stations in the error handling code of
__il4965_up to fix this problem.
This patch has been tested in real device, and it actually fixes the bug.
Signed-off-by: Jia-Ju Bai <baijiaju1990@xxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/4965-mac.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/4965-mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/4965-mac.c
index 6656215..fd7b5c7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/4965-mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/4965-mac.c
@@ -5577,6 +5577,7 @@ __il4965_up(struct il_priv *il)
ret = il4965_hw_nic_init(il);
if (ret) {
IL_ERR("Unable to init nic\n");
+ il_dealloc_bcast_stations(il);
return ret;
}
--
1.7.9.5
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