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

From: Rafael J. Wysocki
Date: Sun Oct 28 2012 - 17:04:11 EST


On Tuesday, November 25, 2008 02:42:09 PM Jesper Juhl wrote:
> 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?

You don't need to resend, it's been taken.

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];
> > >
> >
>
>
--
I speak only for myself.
Rafael J. Wysocki, Intel Open Source Technology Center.
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