Re: [PATCH] USB: fix possible memory leak in pxa27x_udc

From: David Brownell
Date: Mon Jun 23 2008 - 18:38:25 EST


On Sunday 22 June 2008, Marcin Slusarz wrote:

> --- a/drivers/usb/gadget/pxa27x_udc.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/pxa27x_udc.c
> @@ -650,8 +650,11 @@ pxa_ep_alloc_request(struct usb_ep *_ep, gfp_t gfp_flags)
> {
> struct pxa27x_request *req;
>
> + if (!_ep)
> + return NULL;
> +

Correct enough as it goes, except that it *can't* be null by virtue
of how it's called. See <include/linux/usb/gadget.h> for:

static inline struct usb_request *usb_ep_alloc_request(struct usb_ep *ep,
gfp_t gfp_flags)
{
return ep->ops->alloc_request(ep, gfp_flags);
}

If it were null it couldn't get here. A better fix would just
remove the null check here (and possibly elsewhere).

- Dave


> req = kzalloc(sizeof *req, gfp_flags);
> - if (!req || !_ep)
> + if (!req)
> return NULL;
>
> INIT_LIST_HEAD(&req->queue);
> --
> 1.5.4.5
>


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