If ath5k_hw_attach fails it will free sc->ah (local variable ah) before returning. However, when it reports failure the caller (ath5k_pci_probe) will also free sc->ah. Let the caller handle the deallocation, it does so on further errors as well. Signed-off-by: Jones Desougi <jones.desougi@xxxxxx> --- The patch is generated from a week-old compat-wireless, but applies cleanly with -p1 to wireless-testing today. diff -r -u -p compat-wireless-2010-10-19.orig/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/attach.c compat-wireless-2010-10-19/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/attach.c --- compat-wireless-2010-10-19.orig/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/attach.c 2010-10-19 23:41:54.000000000 +0200 +++ compat-wireless-2010-10-19/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/attach.c 2010-10-22 14:28:29.000000000 +0200 @@ -139,12 +139,12 @@ int ath5k_hw_attach(struct ath5k_softc * /* Fill the ath5k_hw struct with the needed functions */ ret = ath5k_hw_init_desc_functions(ah); if (ret) - goto err_free; + goto err; /* Bring device out of sleep and reset its units */ ret = ath5k_hw_nic_wakeup(ah, 0, true); if (ret) - goto err_free; + goto err; /* Get MAC, PHY and RADIO revisions */ ah->ah_mac_srev = srev; @@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ int ath5k_hw_attach(struct ath5k_softc * } else { ATH5K_ERR(sc, "Couldn't identify radio revision.\n"); ret = -ENODEV; - goto err_free; + goto err; } } @@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ int ath5k_hw_attach(struct ath5k_softc * (srev < AR5K_SREV_AR2425)) { ATH5K_ERR(sc, "Device not yet supported.\n"); ret = -ENODEV; - goto err_free; + goto err; } /* @@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ int ath5k_hw_attach(struct ath5k_softc * */ ret = ath5k_hw_post(ah); if (ret) - goto err_free; + goto err; /* Enable pci core retry fix on Hainan (5213A) and later chips */ if (srev >= AR5K_SREV_AR5213A) @@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ int ath5k_hw_attach(struct ath5k_softc * ret = ath5k_eeprom_init(ah); if (ret) { ATH5K_ERR(sc, "unable to init EEPROM\n"); - goto err_free; + goto err; } ee = &ah->ah_capabilities.cap_eeprom; @@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ int ath5k_hw_attach(struct ath5k_softc * if (ret) { ATH5K_ERR(sc, "unable to get device capabilities: 0x%04x\n", sc->pdev->device); - goto err_free; + goto err; } /* Crypto settings */ @@ -341,8 +341,7 @@ int ath5k_hw_attach(struct ath5k_softc * ath5k_hw_set_ledstate(ah, AR5K_LED_INIT); return 0; -err_free: - kfree(ah); +err: return ret; } -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html