[PATCH] kobject: name reference should not be lost when lack of memory error happens
From: Roman Tereshonkov
Date: Thu Oct 07 2010 - 06:34:24 EST
If lack of memory error happens we must restore the old kobject name reference
Signed-off-by: Roman Tereshonkov <roman.tereshonkov@xxxxxxxxx>
---
lib/kobject.c | 4 +++-
1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/lib/kobject.c b/lib/kobject.c
index f07c572..c5cb117 100644
--- a/lib/kobject.c
+++ b/lib/kobject.c
@@ -222,8 +222,10 @@ int kobject_set_name_vargs(struct kobject *kobj, const char *fmt,
return 0;
kobj->name = kvasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, fmt, vargs);
- if (!kobj->name)
+ if (!kobj->name) {
+ kobj->name = old_name;
return -ENOMEM;
+ }
/* ewww... some of these buggers have '/' in the name ... */
while ((s = strchr(kobj->name, '/')))
--
1.7.0.4
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