Error handling code following a kmalloc should free the allocated data. The semantic match that finds the problem is as follows: (http://www.emn.fr/x-info/coccinelle/) // <smpl> @r exists@ local idexpression x; statement S; expression E; identifier f,f1,l; position p1,p2; expression *ptr != NULL; @@ x@p1 = \(kmalloc\|kzalloc\|kcalloc\)(...); ... if (x == NULL) S <... when != x when != if (...) { <+...x...+> } ( x->f1 = E | (x->f1 == NULL || ...) | f(...,x->f1,...) ) ...> ( return \(0\|<+...x...+>\|ptr\); | return@p2 ...; ) @script:python@ p1 << r.p1; p2 << r.p2; @@ print "* file: %s kmalloc %s return %s" % (p1[0].file,p1[0].line,p2[0].line) // </smpl> Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall <julia@xxxxxxx> --- There is some other error handling code about 10 lines down where it looks like a kfree is needed as well. If that is the case, I can extend the patch. drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_iw.c | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_iw.c b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_iw.c index b49957f..4e4cf36 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_iw.c +++ b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_iw.c @@ -3672,8 +3672,10 @@ int wl_iw_attach(struct net_device *dev, void *dhdp) return -ENOMEM; iscan->iscan_ex_params_p = kmalloc(params_size, GFP_KERNEL); - if (!iscan->iscan_ex_params_p) + if (!iscan->iscan_ex_params_p) { + kfree(iscan); return -ENOMEM; + } iscan->iscan_ex_param_size = params_size; iscan->sysioc_tsk = NULL; -- 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
