Previously, `__query_block()` would fail if the
second WCxx method call failed. However, the
WQxx method might have succeded, and potentially
allocated memory for the result. Instead of
throwing away the result and potentially
leaking memory, ignore the result of
the second WCxx call.
Signed-off-by: Barnabás Pőcze <pobrn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c | 9 ++++++++-
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c
index ec5ba2970840..5929d9d26801 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c
@@ -352,7 +352,14 @@ static acpi_status __query_block(struct wmi_block *wblock, u8 instance,
* the WQxx method failed - we should disable collection anyway.
*/
if ((block->flags & ACPI_WMI_EXPENSIVE) && ACPI_SUCCESS(wc_status)) {
- status = acpi_execute_simple_method(handle, wc_method, 0);
+ /*
+ * Ignore whether this WCxx call succeeds or not since
+ * the previously executed WQxx method call might have
+ * succeeded, and returning the failing status code
+ * of this call would throw away the result of the WQxx
+ * call, potentially leaking memory.
+ */
+ acpi_execute_simple_method(handle, wc_method, 0);
}
return status;
--
2.33.0
