2012-08-13 14:05:18

by Wang YanQing

Subject: [PATCH] video:uvesafb: check the return value of kzalloc

Michal maybe forgot it merely, we should add code
to check the return value of kzalloc to make the
code more robust.

Signed-off-by: Wang YanQing <[email protected]>
---
drivers/video/uvesafb.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/video/uvesafb.c b/drivers/video/uvesafb.c
index b0e2a42..2f8f82d 100644
--- a/drivers/video/uvesafb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/uvesafb.c
@@ -659,6 +659,8 @@ static int __devinit uvesafb_vbe_getedid(struct uvesafb_ktask *task,
task->t.flags = TF_BUF_RET | TF_BUF_ESDI;
task->t.buf_len = EDID_LENGTH;
task->buf = kzalloc(EDID_LENGTH, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!task->buf)
+ return -ENOMEM;

err = uvesafb_exec(task);

--
1.7.11.1.116.g8228a23

2012-08-23 20:43:37

by Florian Tobias Schandinat

Subject: Re: [PATCH] video:uvesafb: check the return value of kzalloc

On 08/13/2012 10:02 AM, Wang YanQing wrote:
>
> Michal maybe forgot it merely, we should add code
> to check the return value of kzalloc to make the
> code more robust.
>
> Signed-off-by: Wang YanQing <[email protected]>

Applied.


Thanks,

Florian Tobias Schandinat

> ---
> drivers/video/uvesafb.c | 2 ++
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/video/uvesafb.c b/drivers/video/uvesafb.c
> index b0e2a42..2f8f82d 100644
> --- a/drivers/video/uvesafb.c
> +++ b/drivers/video/uvesafb.c
> @@ -659,6 +659,8 @@ static int __devinit uvesafb_vbe_getedid(struct uvesafb_ktask *task,
> task->t.flags = TF_BUF_RET | TF_BUF_ESDI;
> task->t.buf_len = EDID_LENGTH;
> task->buf = kzalloc(EDID_LENGTH, GFP_KERNEL);
> + if (!task->buf)
> + return -ENOMEM;
>
> err = uvesafb_exec(task);
>