Memory is allocated for 'tt_change_node' with kmalloc().
'tt_change_node' may go out of scope really being used for anything
(except have a few members initialized) if we hit the 'del:' label.
This patch makes sure we free the memory in that case.
Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <[email protected]>
---
net/batman-adv/translation-table.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
Compile tested only.
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index a438f4b..99dd8f7 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ static void batadv_tt_local_event(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
del:
list_del(&entry->list);
kfree(entry);
+ kfree(tt_change_node);
event_removed = true;
goto unlock;
}
--
1.7.11.4
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On Tue, 7 Aug 2012, Jesper Juhl wrote:
> Memory is allocated for 'tt_change_node' with kmalloc().
> 'tt_change_node' may go out of scope really being used for anything
This should of course read "... go out of scope without really being used ..." .
> (except have a few members initialized) if we hit the 'del:' label.
> This patch makes sure we free the memory in that case.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <[email protected]>
> ---
> net/batman-adv/translation-table.c | 1 +
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> Compile tested only.
>
> diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
> index a438f4b..99dd8f7 100644
> --- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
> +++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
> @@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ static void batadv_tt_local_event(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
> del:
> list_del(&entry->list);
> kfree(entry);
> + kfree(tt_change_node);
> event_removed = true;
> goto unlock;
> }
>
--
Jesper Juhl <[email protected]> http://www.chaosbits.net/
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On Tue, Aug 07, 2012 at 08:32:34PM +0200, Jesper Juhl wrote:
> Memory is allocated for 'tt_change_node' with kmalloc().
> 'tt_change_node' may go out of scope really being used for anything
> (except have a few members initialized) if we hit the 'del:' label.
> This patch makes sure we free the memory in that case.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <[email protected]>
Acked-by: Antonio Quartulli <[email protected]>
Thank you very much Jepser!
--
Antonio Quartulli
..each of us alone is worth nothing..
Ernesto "Che" Guevara
From: Antonio Quartulli <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2012 20:50:36 +0200
> On Tue, Aug 07, 2012 at 08:32:34PM +0200, Jesper Juhl wrote:
>> Memory is allocated for 'tt_change_node' with kmalloc().
>> 'tt_change_node' may go out of scope really being used for anything
>> (except have a few members initialized) if we hit the 'del:' label.
>> This patch makes sure we free the memory in that case.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <[email protected]>
>
> Acked-by: Antonio Quartulli <[email protected]>
Applied, thanks.