Am 14.05.26 um 10:24 schrieb Abdun Nihaal:
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
vesafb_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]>
Reviewed-by: Thomas Zimmermann <[email protected]>
---
drivers/video/fbdev/vesafb.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/vesafb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/vesafb.c
index f84f4db244bf..f1902056bd73 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/vesafb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/vesafb.c
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ static int vesafb_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
/* ignore error return of fb_get_options */
fb_get_options("vesafb", &option);
vesafb_setup(option);
+ kfree(option);
if (si->orig_video_isVGA != VIDEO_TYPE_VLFB)
return -ENODEV;
--
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Thomas Zimmermann
Graphics Driver Developer
SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH
Frankenstr. 146, 90461 Nürnberg, Germany, www.suse.com
GF: Jochen Jaser, Andrew McDonald, Werner Knoblich, (HRB 36809, AG Nürnberg)
