Patch to clean up proc file removal in sq module for superh arch. currently on
a failed module load or on module unload a proc file is left registered which
can cause a random memory execution or oopses if read after unload. This patch
cleans up that deregistration.
Thanks & Regards
Neil
Signed-off-by: Neil Horman <[email protected]>
sq.c | 10 +++++++---
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4/sq.c b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4/sq.c
index 781dbb1..4b2b0b1 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4/sq.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4/sq.c
@@ -421,18 +421,22 @@ static struct miscdevice sq_dev = {
static int __init sq_api_init(void)
{
+ int ret;
printk(KERN_NOTICE "sq: Registering store queue API.\n");
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
create_proc_read_entry("sq_mapping", 0, 0, sq_mapping_read_proc, 0);
-#endif
- return misc_register(&sq_dev);
+ ret = misc_register(&sq_dev);
+ if (ret)
+ remove_proc_entry("sq_mapping", NULL);
+
+ return ret;
}
static void __exit sq_api_exit(void)
{
misc_deregister(&sq_dev);
+ remove_proc_entry("sq_mapping", NULL);
}
module_init(sq_api_init);
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