On Fri, 10 Nov 2023, Harshit Mogalapalli wrote: > attr_name_kobj's memory allocation is done with mutex_lock held, this Please use () with function names. > probably is not needed. Just remove probably. > Move the mutex_lock downward so we need not unlock when allocation > fails. Move allocation outside of mutex_lock() so unlock is not needed when allocation fails. The code change looks fine. -- i. > Suggested-by: Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Signed-off-by: Harshit Mogalapalli <harshit.m.mogalapalli@xxxxxxxxxx> > --- > drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/bioscfg.c | 10 ++++------ > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/bioscfg.c b/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/bioscfg.c > index 3b735b071a01..351d782f3e96 100644 > --- a/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/bioscfg.c > +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/bioscfg.c > @@ -575,77 +575,75 @@ static void release_attributes_data(void) > /** > * hp_add_other_attributes() - Initialize HP custom attributes not > * reported by BIOS and required to support Secure Platform and Sure > * Start. > * > * @attr_type: Custom HP attribute not reported by BIOS > * > * Initialize all 2 types of attributes: Platform and Sure Start > * object. Populates each attribute types respective properties > * under sysfs files. > * > * Returns zero(0) if successful. Otherwise, a negative value. > */ > static int hp_add_other_attributes(int attr_type) > { > struct kobject *attr_name_kobj; > int ret; > char *attr_name; > > - mutex_lock(&bioscfg_drv.mutex); > - > attr_name_kobj = kzalloc(sizeof(*attr_name_kobj), GFP_KERNEL); > - if (!attr_name_kobj) { > - ret = -ENOMEM; > - goto err_other_attr_init; > - } > + if (!attr_name_kobj) > + return -ENOMEM; > + > + mutex_lock(&bioscfg_drv.mutex); > > /* Check if attribute type is supported */ > switch (attr_type) { > case HPWMI_SECURE_PLATFORM_TYPE: > attr_name_kobj->kset = bioscfg_drv.authentication_dir_kset; > attr_name = SPM_STR; > break; > > case HPWMI_SURE_START_TYPE: > attr_name_kobj->kset = bioscfg_drv.main_dir_kset; > attr_name = SURE_START_STR; > break; > > default: > pr_err("Error: Unknown attr_type: %d\n", attr_type); > ret = -EINVAL; > goto err_other_attr_init; > } > > ret = kobject_init_and_add(attr_name_kobj, &attr_name_ktype, > NULL, "%s", attr_name); > if (ret) { > pr_err("Error encountered [%d]\n", ret); > kobject_put(attr_name_kobj); > goto err_other_attr_init; > } > > /* Populate attribute data */ > switch (attr_type) { > case HPWMI_SECURE_PLATFORM_TYPE: > ret = hp_populate_secure_platform_data(attr_name_kobj); > break; > > case HPWMI_SURE_START_TYPE: > ret = hp_populate_sure_start_data(attr_name_kobj); > break; > > default: > ret = -EINVAL; > } > > if (ret) > goto err_other_attr_init; > > mutex_unlock(&bioscfg_drv.mutex); > return 0; > > err_other_attr_init: > mutex_unlock(&bioscfg_drv.mutex); > return ret; > } >