On Wednesday 28 February 2018 05:26 PM, Cornelia Huck wrote:
On Wed, 28 Feb 2018 17:14:55 +0530
Arvind Yadav <arvind.yadav...@gmail.com> wrote:
On Wednesday 28 February 2018 04:00 PM, Cornelia Huck wrote:
On Wed, 28 Feb 2018 15:24:16 +0530
Arvind Yadav <arvind.yadav...@gmail.com> wrote:
Free memory, if afiucv_iucv_init is not successful and
removing a IUCV driver.
Signed-off-by: Arvind Yadav <arvind.yadav...@gmail.com>
---
net/iucv/af_iucv.c | 5 ++++-
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/net/iucv/af_iucv.c b/net/iucv/af_iucv.c
index 1e8cc7b..eb0995a 100644
--- a/net/iucv/af_iucv.c
+++ b/net/iucv/af_iucv.c
@@ -2433,9 +2433,11 @@ static int afiucv_iucv_init(void)
af_iucv_dev->driver = &af_iucv_driver;
err = device_register(af_iucv_dev);
if (err)
- goto out_driver;
+ goto out_iucv_dev;
return 0;
+out_iucv_dev:
+ kfree(af_iucv_dev);
out_driver:
driver_unregister(&af_iucv_driver);
out_iucv:
@@ -2496,6 +2498,7 @@ static void __exit afiucv_exit(void)
{
if (pr_iucv) {
device_unregister(af_iucv_dev);
+ kfree(af_iucv_dev);
driver_unregister(&af_iucv_driver);
pr_iucv->iucv_unregister(&af_iucv_handler, 0);
symbol_put(iucv_if);
No, you must not use kfree() after you called device_register() (even
if it was not successful!) -- see the comment for device_register().
Yes, Your are right. First we need to call put_device() then kfree().
I will send updated patch.
No, that's not correct, either. device_register() will give up any
reference it obtained, and the caller did not obtain any additional
reference, so a put_device() would be wrong. A kfree() on a refcounted
structure is wrong as well.
If you will see the comment for device_register() (drivers/base/core.c)
there is mentioned that
'NOTE: _Never_ directly free @dev after calling this function, even
if it returned an error! Always use put_device() to give up the
reference initialized in this function instead.'
But as per you comment. we should not use.
Thanks,
