[PATCH] RE: Linux kernel 2.6.33-rc5 bug report

[d binderman]

Hello there,

Greg wrote:
> Care to make up a patch to fix this issue? 

Here is an untested trivial patch to fix a memory leak in Linux kernel
2.6.33-rc5 directory drivers/staging/otus

From:  David Binderman <dcb314@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Fix memory leak in drivers/staging/otus

Signed-off-by: David Binderman <dcb314@xxxxxxxxxxx>

---


--- drivers/staging/otus/ioctl.c.sav    2010-01-25 09:45:30.000000000 +0000
+++ drivers/staging/otus/ioctl.c        2010-01-25 09:55:56.000000000 +0000
@@ -866,15 +866,15 @@ int usbdrvwext_giwscan(struct net_device
        char *current_ev = extra;
        char *end_buf;
        int i;
-       /* struct zsBssList BssList; */
-       struct zsBssListV1 *pBssList = kmalloc(sizeof(struct zsBssListV1),
-                                                               GFP_KERNEL);
        /* BssList = wd->sta.pBssList; */
        /* zmw_get_wlan_dev(dev); */

        if (macp->DeviceOpened != 1)
                return 0;

+       /* struct zsBssList BssList; */
+       struct zsBssListV1 *pBssList = kmalloc(sizeof(struct zsBssListV1),
+                                                               GFP_KERNEL);
        if (data->length == 0)
                end_buf = extra + IW_SCAN_MAX_DATA;
        else



 		 	   		  
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