Re: [PATCH] [staging][r8188eu]: memory leak in rtw_free_cmd_obj if command is (_Set_Drv_Extra)

From: Dan Carpenter
Date: Fri Mar 07 2014 - 03:04:31 EST


On Fri, Mar 07, 2014 at 03:01:34PM -0500, Wang, Xiaoming wrote:
> pcmd->parmbuf->pbuf has been allocated if command is GEN_CMD_CODE(_Set_Drv_Extra),
> and it enqueued by rtw_enqueue_cmd. rtw_cmd_thread dequeue pcmd by rtw_dequeue_cmd.
> The memory leak happened on this branch "if( _FAIL == rtw_cmd_filter(pcmdpriv, pcmd) )"
> which goto post_process directly against freeing pcmd->parmbuf->pbuf in
> rtw_drvextra_cmd_hdl which is the cmd_hdl if command is (_Set_Drv_Extra).
> This patch free pcmd->parmbuf->pbuf on forgotten branch to avoid memory leak.
>
> Signed-off-by: Zhang Dongxing <dongxing.zhang@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: xiaoming wang <xiaoming.wang@xxxxxxxxx>

This code looks completely different in linux-next. Please redo on top
of linux-next if it's still needed.

regards,
dan carpenter

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