[PATCH v2 1/2] staging: vchiq_arm: Utilise devm_kzalloc() for allocation

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The struct vchiq_arm_state 'platform_state' is currently allocated
dynamically using kzalloc(). Unfortunately, it is never freed and is
subjected to memory leaks in the error handling paths of the probe()
function.

To address the issue, use device resource management helper
devm_kzalloc(), to ensure cleanup after its allocation.

Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Umang Jain <umang.jain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c
index 29e78700463f..146442a3552c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ vchiq_platform_init_state(struct vchiq_state *state)
 {
 	struct vchiq_arm_state *platform_state;
 
-	platform_state = kzalloc(sizeof(*platform_state), GFP_KERNEL);
+	platform_state = devm_kzalloc(state->dev, sizeof(*platform_state), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!platform_state)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-- 
2.45.2





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