Re: [PATCH] INPUT: fix hidinput_connect ignoring retval from input_register_device

["Dmitry Torokhov" <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>]

On 10/29/07, Hohndel, Dirk <hohndel@linux.intel.com> wrote:
>
> On Oct 29, 2007, at 8:33 AM, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
>
> > On 10/29/07, Dirk Hohndel <hohndel@linux.intel.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Actually, the more I look at the code that bails when it runs out
> >> of memory,
> >> the more I wonder about that.
> >>
> >>        hidinput = kzalloc(sizeof(*hidinput), GFP_KERNEL);
> >>        input_dev = input_allocate_device();
> >>        if (!hidinput || !input_dev) {
> >>                kfree(hidinput);
> >>                input_free_device(input_dev);
> >>
> >> This either passes a NULL pointer to kfree or to
> >> input_free_device. That's
> >> not nice.
> >>
> >
> > No, that's allright. input_free_device() takes after kfree() so that
> > it safe to call it with NULL pointer.
>
> Ahh - should have checked that.
>
> Will the rest of the patch work with the call to hidinput_disconnect?

Yes, I think it will.

-- 
Dmitry
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