[UBUNTU:kernel/workqueue] __create_workqueue() not checking return of alloc_percpu()
NULL dereference was possible.
Signed-off-by: Ben Collins <[email protected]>
diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -315,6 +315,11 @@ struct workqueue_struct *__create_workqu
return NULL;
wq->cpu_wq = alloc_percpu(struct cpu_workqueue_struct);
+ if (!wq->cpu_wq) {
+ kfree(wq);
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
wq->name = name;
/* We don't need the distraction of CPUs appearing and vanishing. */
lock_cpu_hotplug();
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