+ via-ircc-fix-memory-leak.patch added to -mm tree

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The patch titled

     via-ircc: fix memory leak

has been added to the -mm tree.  Its filename is

     via-ircc-fix-memory-leak.patch

See http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/patches/stuff/added-to-mm.txt to find
out what to do about this

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Subject: via-ircc: fix memory leak
From: Chuck Short <chuck@maggie>

Fix memory leak.

Coverity id# 653

patch location:
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/bcollins/ubuntu-dapper.git;a=commitdiff;h=a1f34cb68b16807ed9d5ebb0f6a6ec5ff8a5fc78

Signed-off-by: Chuck Short <zulcss@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Ben Collins <bcollins@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Samuel Ortiz <samuel@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxx>
---

 drivers/net/irda/via-ircc.c |    7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff -puN drivers/net/irda/via-ircc.c~via-ircc-fix-memory-leak drivers/net/irda/via-ircc.c
--- a/drivers/net/irda/via-ircc.c~via-ircc-fix-memory-leak
+++ a/drivers/net/irda/via-ircc.c
@@ -1220,8 +1220,13 @@ static int upload_rxdata(struct via_ircc
 
 	IRDA_DEBUG(2, "%s(): len=%x\n", __FUNCTION__, len);
 
+	if ((len - 4) < 2) {
+		self->stats.rx_dropped++;
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
 	skb = dev_alloc_skb(len + 1);
-	if ((skb == NULL) || ((len - 4) < 2)) {
+	if (skb == NULL) {
 		self->stats.rx_dropped++;
 		return FALSE;
 	}
_

Patches currently in -mm which might be from chuck@maggie are

allow-drm-detection-of-new-via-chipsets.patch
via-ircc-fix-memory-leak.patch

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