If kmalloc() fails to allocate space for 'old_symlink_name' in
drivers/base/core.c::device_rename(), then we'll leak 'old_class_name'.
Spotted by the Coverity checker.
Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <[email protected]>
---
drivers/base/core.c | 9 ++++++---
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
--- linux-2.6.18-git10-orig/drivers/base/core.c 2006-09-28 22:39:53.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.18-git10/drivers/base/core.c 2006-09-28 23:48:51.000000000 +0200
@@ -805,8 +805,10 @@ int device_rename(struct device *dev, ch
if (dev->class) {
old_symlink_name = kmalloc(BUS_ID_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
- if (!old_symlink_name)
- return -ENOMEM;
+ if (!old_symlink_name) {
+ error = -ENOMEM;
+ goto out_free_old_class;
+ }
strlcpy(old_symlink_name, dev->bus_id, BUS_ID_SIZE);
}
@@ -830,9 +832,10 @@ int device_rename(struct device *dev, ch
}
put_device(dev);
- kfree(old_class_name);
kfree(new_class_name);
kfree(old_symlink_name);
+ out_free_old_class:
+ kfree(old_class_name);
return error;
}
-
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