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SubjectRe: [PATCH] tty/n_gsm.c: fix a memory leak in gsmld_open
On 07/28/2014 10:14 AM, xinhui.pan wrote:
> If gsmld_attach_gsm fails, the gsm is not used anymore.
> tty core will not call gsmld_close to do the cleanup work.
> tty core just restore to the tty old ldisc.
> That always causes memory leak.

Nice catch!

> --- a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
> +++ b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
> @@ -2382,7 +2383,13 @@ static int gsmld_open(struct tty_struct *tty)
>
> /* Attach the initial passive connection */
> gsm->encoding = 1;
> - return gsmld_attach_gsm(tty, gsm);
> +
> + ret = gsmld_attach_gsm(tty, gsm);
> + if (ret != 0) {
> + gsm_cleanup_mux(gsm);
> + mux_put(gsm);

It is quite illogical to put the mux here. It should be in gsmld_open.
I.e. gsm_cleanup_mux here, mux_put there.

thanks,
--
js
suse labs


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