Free skb for received frames with a wrong checksum. This can happen pretty rapidly, exhausting all memory.
This fixes a memleak (detected with kmemleak). Originally found while using monitor mode, but it also appears during managed mode (once the link is up). Cc: sta...@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Peter Wu <pe...@lekensteyn.nl> --- v2: updated commit message based on Larry's feedback v1: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/1449424677-3140-1-git-send-email-pe...@lekensteyn.nl Tested with v4.3, rebased on v4.4-rc3 (changed paths). The bug goes back to its introduction in the v2.6.x kernel. --- drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/usb.c | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/usb.c index 2721cf8..aac1ed3 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/usb.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/usb.c @@ -531,6 +531,8 @@ static void _rtl_usb_rx_process_noagg(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, ieee80211_rx(hw, skb); else dev_kfree_skb_any(skb); + } else { + dev_kfree_skb_any(skb); } } -- 2.6.3 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
