Re: [PATCH] ACPICA: Don't leak next_walk_state inacpi_ds_call_control_method()

From: Jesper Juhl
Date: Sun Oct 28 2012 - 14:42:22 EST


On Thu, 25 Oct 2012, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:

> On Sunday 21 of October 2012 22:35:46 Jesper Juhl wrote:
> > If acpi_ds_create_walk_state() succeeds, but the call to
> > ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED() fails, then we'll return from the function
> > without properly freeing 'next_walk_state'.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> This has to go through ACPICA upstream, but we'll get it from there eventually.
>

Ok. I haven't heard any response to this other than yours, so I guess I'll
just re-send it in a few days if I still hear nothing.

Can I add your ACK when I re-send?

/Jesper


> Thanks,
> Rafael
>
>
> > ---
> > drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c | 3 ++-
> > 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c
> > index aa9a5d4..ade59a3 100644
> > --- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c
> > +++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c
> > @@ -378,7 +378,8 @@ acpi_ds_call_control_method(struct acpi_thread_state *thread,
> > */
> > info = ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED(sizeof(struct acpi_evaluate_info));
> > if (!info) {
> > - return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY);
> > + status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
> > + goto cleanup;
> > }
> >
> > info->parameters = &this_walk_state->operands[0];
> >
>

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