The patch titled acer-wmi-fix-memory-leaks-in-wmab_execute-error-path-v2 has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is acer-wmi-fix-memory-leaks-in-wmab_execute-error-path-v2.patch Before you just go and hit "reply", please: a) Consider who else should be cc'ed b) Prefer to cc a suitable mailing list as well c) Ideally: find the original patch on the mailing list and do a reply-to-all to that, adding suitable additional cc's *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** See http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/stuff/added-to-mm.txt to find out what to do about this The current -mm tree may be found at http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/mmotm/ ------------------------------------------------------ Subject: acer-wmi-fix-memory-leaks-in-wmab_execute-error-path-v2 From: Axel Lin <axel.lin@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Axel Lin <axel.lin@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Carlos Corbacho <carlos@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Matthew Garrett <mjg@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Thomas Renninger <trenn@xxxxxxx> Cc: Alan Jenkins <alan-jenkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/platform/x86/acer-wmi.c | 6 ++---- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff -puN drivers/platform/x86/acer-wmi.c~acer-wmi-fix-memory-leaks-in-wmab_execute-error-path-v2 drivers/platform/x86/acer-wmi.c --- a/drivers/platform/x86/acer-wmi.c~acer-wmi-fix-memory-leaks-in-wmab_execute-error-path-v2 +++ a/drivers/platform/x86/acer-wmi.c @@ -611,13 +611,11 @@ static acpi_status AMW0_set_capabilities /* * It's ok to use existing buffer for next wmab_execute call. - * But we need to kfree(out.pointer) if next wmab_execute call - * returns AE_BUFFER_OVERFLOW. + * But we need to kfree(out.pointer) if next wmab_execute fail. */ status = wmab_execute(&args, &out); if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) { - if (status == AE_BUFFER_OVERFLOW) - kfree(out.pointer); + kfree(out.pointer); return status; } _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from axel.lin@xxxxxxxxx are linux-next.patch hp-wmi-return-enodev-if-bios-does-not-export-any-supported-hp-wmi-guid.patch fujitsu-laptop-remove-unnecessary-input_free_device-calls.patch compal-laptop-fujitsu-laptop-msi-laptop-make-dmi_check_cb-to-return-1-instead-of-0.patch asus_acpi-fix-a-memory-leak-in-asus_hotk_get_info.patch asus_acpi-fix-coding-style-to-improve-readability.patch acerhdf-make-needlessly-global-symbols-static.patch classmate-laptop-make-needlessly-global-symbols-static.patch fujitsu-laptop-make-needlessly-global-symbols-static.patch msi-laptop-make-struct-rfkill_ops-const.patch asus-laptop-fix-incorrect-return-value-for-write_acpi_int_ret-if-handle-is-null.patch asus-laptop-return-proper-error-for-store_ledd-if-write_acpi_int-fail.patch acerhdf-fix-resource-reclaim-in-error-path.patch toshiba_acpi-make-remove_device-and-add_device-void.patch toshiba_acpi-rename-add_device-and-remove_device-to-create_toshiba_proc_entries-and-remove_toshiba_proc_entries.patch hp-wmi-add-return-value-checking-for-input_allocate_device.patch acer-wmi-fix-memory-leaks-in-wmid_set_capabilities-and-get_wmid_devices.patch acer-wmi-fix-memory-leaks-in-wmab_execute-error-path.patch acer-wmi-fix-memory-leaks-in-wmab_execute-error-path-v2.patch acer-wmi-fix-memory-leaks-in-wmab_execute-error-path-v2-fix.patch acer-wmi-remove-non-used-acer_quirks-struct-definition.patch asus-laptop-fix-wapf-wlan_status-and-bluetooth_status-module_param-permissions.patch eeepc-laptop-fix-hotplug_disabled-module_param-permissions.patch intel_menlow-fix-memory-leaks-in-error-path-fix.patch drivers-video-backlight-s6e63m0c-set-permissions-on-gamma_table-file-to-0444.patch edd-fix-possible-memory-leak-in-edd_init-error-path.patch edd-fix-possible-memory-leak-in-edd_init-error-path-fix.patch -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html