A firmware is requested but never released in this function. This leads to a memory leak in the normal execution path. Add the missing 'release_firmware()' call. Also introduce a temp variable (new_len) in order to keep the value of 'pnvm->size' after the firmware has been released. Fixes: cdda18fbbefa ("iwlwifi: pnvm: move file loading code to a separate function") Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/pnvm.c | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/pnvm.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/pnvm.c index 314ed90c23dd..dde22bdc8703 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/pnvm.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/pnvm.c @@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ static int iwl_pnvm_get_from_fs(struct iwl_trans *trans, u8 **data, size_t *len) { const struct firmware *pnvm; char pnvm_name[MAX_PNVM_NAME]; + size_t new_len; int ret; iwl_pnvm_get_fs_name(trans, pnvm_name, sizeof(pnvm_name)); @@ -242,11 +243,14 @@ static int iwl_pnvm_get_from_fs(struct iwl_trans *trans, u8 **data, size_t *len) return ret; } + new_len = pnvm->size; *data = kmemdup(pnvm->data, pnvm->size, GFP_KERNEL); + release_firmware(pnvm); + if (!*data) return -ENOMEM; - *len = pnvm->size; + *len = new_len; return 0; } -- 2.30.2