Since commit 73ce73c30ba9 ("fbdev: Transfer video= option strings to
caller; clarify ownership") the string returned from fb_get_options()
is expected to be freed by the caller, but the string is not freed in
efifb_probe(). Fix that by freeing the option string after setup.
Fixes: 73ce73c30ba9 ("fbdev: Transfer video= option strings to caller; clarify
ownership")
Cc: [email protected]
Signed-off-by: Abdun Nihaal <[email protected]>
---
drivers/video/fbdev/efifb.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/efifb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/efifb.c
index 47ebc0107209..ad8dec7807c3 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/efifb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/efifb.c
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ static int efifb_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
if (fb_get_options("efifb", &option))
return -ENODEV;
efifb_setup(si, option);
+ kfree(option);
/* We don't get linelength from UGA Draw Protocol, only from
* EFI Graphics Protocol. So if it's not in DMI, and it's not
--
2.43.0
