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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2] staging: mmal-vchiq: add a check for the return of vmalloc()
On Tue, Mar 15, 2022 at 04:27:38PM +0100, Greg KH wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 15, 2022 at 10:42:07PM +0800, xkernel.wang@foxmail.com wrote:
> > From: Xiaoke Wang <xkernel.wang@foxmail.com>
> >
> > vmalloc() is a memory allocation API which can return NULL when some
> > internal memory errors happen. So it is better to check the return
> > value of it to catch the error in time.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Xiaoke Wang <xkernel.wang@foxmail.com>
> > ---
> > ChangeLog:
> > v1->v2 jump to the proper location and remove redundant instruction.
> > drivers/staging/vc04_services/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.c | 4 ++++
> > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.c b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.c
> > index 76d3f03..ff4b484 100644
> > --- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.c
> > +++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.c
> > @@ -1909,6 +1909,10 @@ int vchiq_mmal_init(struct vchiq_mmal_instance **out_instance)
> > mutex_init(&instance->vchiq_mutex);
> >
> > instance->bulk_scratch = vmalloc(PAGE_SIZE);
> > + if (!instance->bulk_scratch) {

Is ->bulk_scratch even used anywhere?

regards,
dan carpenter

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