If 'nvram_write_header' fails, then 'new_part' should be freed, otherwise, there is a memory leak.
Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <[email protected]> --- This patch is *untested* because I have no way to trigger the error. --- arch/powerpc/kernel/nvram_64.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/nvram_64.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/nvram_64.c index 1e703f8..574ff59 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/nvram_64.c +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/nvram_64.c @@ -1079,6 +1079,7 @@ loff_t __init nvram_create_partition(const char *name, int sig, if (rc <= 0) { pr_err("nvram_create_os_partition: nvram_write_header " "failed (%d)\n", rc); + kfree(new_part); return rc; } list_add_tail(&new_part->partition, &free_part->partition); -- 2.1.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
