From: Hangyu Hua <hbh25y@xxxxxxxxx> commit 2fa28f5c6fcbfc794340684f36d2581b4f2d20b5 upstream. old_meter needs to be free after it is detached regardless of whether the new meter is successfully attached. Fixes: c7c4c44c9a95 ("net: openvswitch: expand the meters supported number") Signed-off-by: Hangyu Hua <hbh25y@xxxxxxxxx> Acked-by: Eelco Chaudron <echaudro@xxxxxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <simon.horman@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- net/openvswitch/meter.c | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) --- a/net/openvswitch/meter.c +++ b/net/openvswitch/meter.c @@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ static int ovs_meter_cmd_set(struct sk_b err = attach_meter(meter_tbl, meter); if (err) - goto exit_unlock; + goto exit_free_old_meter; ovs_unlock(); @@ -473,6 +473,8 @@ static int ovs_meter_cmd_set(struct sk_b genlmsg_end(reply, ovs_reply_header); return genlmsg_reply(reply, info); +exit_free_old_meter: + ovs_meter_free(old_meter); exit_unlock: ovs_unlock(); nlmsg_free(reply);