* [PATCH][resend] fix resource leak in pnp card_probe()
@ 2006-05-13 20:35 Jesper Juhl
2006-05-14 9:38 ` Andrew Morton
0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Jesper Juhl @ 2006-05-13 20:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-kernel; +Cc: Adam Belay, Jesper Juhl, Andrew Morton
(resend of patch already send once on 23/03-2006
- still applies cleanly to latest -git)
We can leak `clink' in drivers/pnp/card.c::card_probe()
Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@gmail.com>
---
drivers/pnp/card.c | 4 +++-
1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
--- linux-2.6.16-mm1-orig/drivers/pnp/card.c 2006-03-26 13:43:38.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.16-mm1/drivers/pnp/card.c 2006-03-26 15:45:00.000000000 +0200
@@ -81,8 +81,10 @@ static int card_probe(struct pnp_card *
}
kfree(clink);
}
- } else
+ } else {
+ kfree(clink);
return 1;
+ }
}
return 0;
}
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread* Re: [PATCH][resend] fix resource leak in pnp card_probe()
2006-05-13 20:35 [PATCH][resend] fix resource leak in pnp card_probe() Jesper Juhl
@ 2006-05-14 9:38 ` Andrew Morton
2006-05-14 9:48 ` Keith Owens
2006-05-14 10:42 ` Jesper Juhl
0 siblings, 2 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Andrew Morton @ 2006-05-14 9:38 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jesper Juhl; +Cc: linux-kernel, ambx1, jesper.juhl
Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> (resend of patch already send once on 23/03-2006
> - still applies cleanly to latest -git)
>
>
> We can leak `clink' in drivers/pnp/card.c::card_probe()
>
>
> Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@gmail.com>
> ---
>
> drivers/pnp/card.c | 4 +++-
> 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> --- linux-2.6.16-mm1-orig/drivers/pnp/card.c 2006-03-26 13:43:38.000000000 +0200
> +++ linux-2.6.16-mm1/drivers/pnp/card.c 2006-03-26 15:45:00.000000000 +0200
> @@ -81,8 +81,10 @@ static int card_probe(struct pnp_card *
> }
> kfree(clink);
> }
> - } else
> + } else {
> + kfree(clink);
> return 1;
> + }
> }
> return 0;
> }
If !drv->probe then there's not much point in doing the kmalloc and then
immediately freeing it again.
Like this?
--- devel/drivers/pnp/card.c~pnp-card_probe-fix-memory-leak 2006-05-14 02:30:25.000000000 -0700
+++ devel-akpm/drivers/pnp/card.c 2006-05-14 02:36:24.000000000 -0700
@@ -60,30 +60,34 @@ static void card_remove_first(struct pnp
card_remove(dev);
}
-static int card_probe(struct pnp_card * card, struct pnp_card_driver * drv)
+static int card_probe(struct pnp_card *card, struct pnp_card_driver *drv)
{
- const struct pnp_card_device_id *id = match_card(drv,card);
- if (id) {
- struct pnp_card_link * clink = pnp_alloc(sizeof(struct pnp_card_link));
- if (!clink)
- return 0;
- clink->card = card;
- clink->driver = drv;
- clink->pm_state = PMSG_ON;
- if (drv->probe) {
- if (drv->probe(clink, id)>=0)
- return 1;
- else {
- struct pnp_dev * dev;
- card_for_each_dev(card, dev) {
- if (dev->card_link == clink)
- pnp_release_card_device(dev);
- }
- kfree(clink);
- }
- } else
- return 1;
+ const struct pnp_card_device_id *id;
+ struct pnp_card_link *clink;
+ struct pnp_dev *dev;
+
+ if (!drv->probe)
+ return 0;
+ id = match_card(drv,card);
+ if (!id)
+ return 0;
+
+ clink = pnp_alloc(sizeof(*clink));
+ if (!clink)
+ return 0;
+ clink->card = card;
+ clink->driver = drv;
+ clink->pm_state = PMSG_ON;
+
+ if (drv->probe(clink, id) >= 0)
+ return 1;
+
+ /* Recovery */
+ card_for_each_dev(card, dev) {
+ if (dev->card_link == clink)
+ pnp_release_card_device(dev);
}
+ kfree(clink);
return 0;
}
_
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread* Re: [PATCH][resend] fix resource leak in pnp card_probe()
2006-05-14 9:38 ` Andrew Morton
@ 2006-05-14 9:48 ` Keith Owens
2006-05-14 9:58 ` Andrew Morton
2006-05-14 10:42 ` Jesper Juhl
1 sibling, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Keith Owens @ 2006-05-14 9:48 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Andrew Morton; +Cc: Jesper Juhl, linux-kernel, ambx1
Andrew Morton (on Sun, 14 May 2006 02:38:33 -0700) wrote:
>If !drv->probe then there's not much point in doing the kmalloc and then
>immediately freeing it again.
>
>Like this?
>
>--- devel/drivers/pnp/card.c~pnp-card_probe-fix-memory-leak 2006-05-14 02:30:25.000000000 -0700
>+++ devel-akpm/drivers/pnp/card.c 2006-05-14 02:36:24.000000000 -0700
>@@ -60,30 +60,34 @@ static void card_remove_first(struct pnp
> card_remove(dev);
> }
>
>-static int card_probe(struct pnp_card * card, struct pnp_card_driver * drv)
>+static int card_probe(struct pnp_card *card, struct pnp_card_driver *drv)
> {
>- const struct pnp_card_device_id *id = match_card(drv,card);
>- if (id) {
>- struct pnp_card_link * clink = pnp_alloc(sizeof(struct pnp_card_link));
>- if (!clink)
>- return 0;
>- clink->card = card;
>- clink->driver = drv;
>- clink->pm_state = PMSG_ON;
>- if (drv->probe) {
>- if (drv->probe(clink, id)>=0)
>- return 1;
>- else {
>- struct pnp_dev * dev;
>- card_for_each_dev(card, dev) {
>- if (dev->card_link == clink)
>- pnp_release_card_device(dev);
>- }
>- kfree(clink);
>- }
>- } else
>- return 1;
>+ const struct pnp_card_device_id *id;
>+ struct pnp_card_link *clink;
>+ struct pnp_dev *dev;
>+
>+ if (!drv->probe)
>+ return 0;
>+ id = match_card(drv,card);
>+ if (!id)
>+ return 0;
>+
>+ clink = pnp_alloc(sizeof(*clink));
>+ if (!clink)
>+ return 0;
>+ clink->card = card;
>+ clink->driver = drv;
>+ clink->pm_state = PMSG_ON;
Memory leak of clink on next test.
>+
>+ if (drv->probe(clink, id) >= 0)
>+ return 1;
>+
>+ /* Recovery */
>+ card_for_each_dev(card, dev) {
>+ if (dev->card_link == clink)
>+ pnp_release_card_device(dev);
> }
>+ kfree(clink);
> return 0;
> }
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread* Re: [PATCH][resend] fix resource leak in pnp card_probe()
2006-05-14 9:48 ` Keith Owens
@ 2006-05-14 9:58 ` Andrew Morton
0 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Andrew Morton @ 2006-05-14 9:58 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Keith Owens; +Cc: jesper.juhl, linux-kernel, ambx1
Keith Owens <kaos@ocs.com.au> wrote:
>
> >+ clink = pnp_alloc(sizeof(*clink));
> >+ if (!clink)
> >+ return 0;
> >+ clink->card = card;
> >+ clink->driver = drv;
> >+ clink->pm_state = PMSG_ON;
>
> Memory leak of clink on next test.
>
> >+
> >+ if (drv->probe(clink, id) >= 0)
> >+ return 1;
> >+
> >+ /* Recovery */
> >+ card_for_each_dev(card, dev) {
> >+ if (dev->card_link == clink)
> >+ pnp_release_card_device(dev);
> > }
> >+ kfree(clink);
> > return 0;
> > }
No, if ->probe succeeded, it took over control of the memory at *clink.
It's all rather twisty and quite undocumented.
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* Re: [PATCH][resend] fix resource leak in pnp card_probe()
2006-05-14 9:38 ` Andrew Morton
2006-05-14 9:48 ` Keith Owens
@ 2006-05-14 10:42 ` Jesper Juhl
1 sibling, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Jesper Juhl @ 2006-05-14 10:42 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Andrew Morton; +Cc: linux-kernel, ambx1
On 14/05/06, Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> wrote:
> Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > (resend of patch already send once on 23/03-2006
> > - still applies cleanly to latest -git)
> >
> >
> > We can leak `clink' in drivers/pnp/card.c::card_probe()
> >
[snip]
>
> If !drv->probe then there's not much point in doing the kmalloc and then
> immediately freeing it again.
>
True. It was simply the simplest and least intrusive fix I could make.
> Like this?
>
Looks good to me, thanks.
[snip neater version of fix]
--
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