Re: [PATCH 1/2] iio: inkern: put the IIO device when it fails toallocate memory

From: Jonathan Cameron
Date: Sat Sep 22 2012 - 05:14:20 EST


On 09/18/2012 05:55 AM, Kim, Milo wrote:
> The reference count of the IIO device is increased if the IIO map has
> matched consumer name.
> After then, it tries to allocate the iio_channel which is used by the consumer.
> If it fails to allocate memory, the reference count should be decreased.
>
> This patch enables restoring the reference count of the IIO device.
>
> Signed-off-by: Milo(Woogyom) Kim <milo.kim@xxxxxx>
Thanks add to togreg branch of iio.git

> ---
> drivers/iio/inkern.c | 5 ++++-
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/iio/inkern.c b/drivers/iio/inkern.c
> index 13748c0..aff034b 100644
> --- a/drivers/iio/inkern.c
> +++ b/drivers/iio/inkern.c
> @@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ struct iio_channel *iio_channel_get(const char *name, const char *channel_name)
>
> channel = kzalloc(sizeof(*channel), GFP_KERNEL);
> if (channel == NULL)
> - return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
> + goto error_no_mem;
>
> channel->indio_dev = c->indio_dev;
>
> @@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ error_no_chan:
> iio_device_put(c->indio_dev);
> kfree(channel);
> return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
> +error_no_mem:
> + iio_device_put(c->indio_dev);
> + return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iio_channel_get);
>
>
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