RE: [PATCH] rtl818x_pci: Fix potential memory leaks in rtl8180_init_rx_ring()

[Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>]

Abdun Nihaal <nihaal@cse.iitm.ac.in> wrote:
> In rtl8180_init_rx_ring(), memory is allocated for skb packets and DMA
> allocations in a loop. When an allocation fails, the previously
> successful allocations are not freed on exit.
> 
> Fixes: f653211197f3 ("Add rtl8180 wireless driver")
> Signed-off-by: Abdun Nihaal <nihaal@cse.iitm.ac.in>
> ---
> Compile tested only.
> 

I'm surprised that people work on this old driver, and how did you find
this flaw?


It seems like rtl8180_free_rx_ring() does all things you are adding, so
just goto err_free_rings?

@@ -1130,7 +1131,7 @@ static int rtl8180_start(struct ieee80211_hw *dev)

        ret = rtl8180_init_rx_ring(dev);
        if (ret)
-               return ret;
+               goto err_free_rings;

        for (i = 0; i < (dev->queues + 1); i++)
                if ((ret = rtl8180_init_tx_ring(dev, i, 16)))