[patch v2] gcov: add a kfree() on error to new_node()

From: Dan Carpenter
Date: Fri Sep 14 2012 - 02:52:12 EST


We should free "node->loaded_info" on this error path. We'd never care
in real life but it makes the static checkers happy.

Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
v2: some style changes.

diff --git a/kernel/gcov/fs.c b/kernel/gcov/fs.c
index 9bd0934..7ba47f7 100644
--- a/kernel/gcov/fs.c
+++ b/kernel/gcov/fs.c
@@ -451,8 +451,7 @@ static struct gcov_node *new_node(struct gcov_node *parent,
node->dentry = debugfs_create_dir(node->name, parent->dentry);
if (!node->dentry) {
pr_warning("could not create file\n");
- kfree(node);
- return NULL;
+ goto err_info;
}
if (info)
add_links(node, parent->dentry);
@@ -461,6 +460,8 @@ static struct gcov_node *new_node(struct gcov_node *parent,

return node;

+err_info:
+ kfree(node->loaded_info);
err_nomem:
kfree(node);
pr_warning("out of memory\n");
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