> In rtl_usb_probe, a new hw is allocated via ieee80211_alloc_hw(). This > allocation should be released in case of allocation failure for > rtlpriv->usb_data. > > Fixes: a7959c1394d4 ("rtlwifi: Preallocate USB read buffers and eliminate kalloc in read routine") Which event did trigger the sending of this patch variant after a similar change was integrated already? https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/commit/?id=3f93616951138a598d930dcaec40f2bfd9ce43bb https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20191001092047.71E8460A30@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/comment/1331936/ Regards, Markus