Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 11 Aug 2023 11:58:14 +0200 | Subject | Re: [PATCH] media: usb: go7007: Fix warning: passing freed memory 'fw' | From | Hans Verkuil <> |
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On 09/08/2023 03:00, Madhumitha Prabakaran wrote: > Fix smatch warning - go7007_loader_probe() warn: passing freed memory 'fw' > > The 'fw' pointer is released using release_firmware(fw) and then being used > again in another request_firmware() call without being reassigned to a new > memory allocation. To resolve it, use separate variables for each request.
Hmm, I don't get this smatch warning. And it doesn't appear to be an actual bug either, so that warning would be a false positive.
I wonder if you tested with an older smatch version?
Regards,
Hans
> > Signed-off-by: Madhumitha Prabakaran <madhumithabiw@gmail.com> > --- > drivers/media/usb/go7007/go7007-loader.c | 14 +++++++------- > 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/go7007/go7007-loader.c b/drivers/media/usb/go7007/go7007-loader.c > index 243aa0ad074c..5f5c425f4d45 100644 > --- a/drivers/media/usb/go7007/go7007-loader.c > +++ b/drivers/media/usb/go7007/go7007-loader.c > @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static int go7007_loader_probe(struct usb_interface *interface, > const struct usb_device_id *id) > { > struct usb_device *usbdev; > - const struct firmware *fw; > + const struct firmware *fw_1, *fw_2; > u16 vendor, product; > const char *fw1, *fw2; > int ret; > @@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ static int go7007_loader_probe(struct usb_interface *interface, > > dev_info(&interface->dev, "loading firmware %s\n", fw1); > > - if (request_firmware(&fw, fw1, &usbdev->dev)) { > + if (request_firmware(&fw_1, fw1, &usbdev->dev)) { > dev_err(&interface->dev, > "unable to load firmware from file \"%s\"\n", fw1); > goto failed2; > } > - ret = cypress_load_firmware(usbdev, fw, CYPRESS_FX2); > - release_firmware(fw); > + ret = cypress_load_firmware(usbdev, fw_1, CYPRESS_FX2); > + release_firmware(fw_1); > if (0 != ret) { > dev_err(&interface->dev, "loader download failed\n"); > goto failed2; > @@ -82,13 +82,13 @@ static int go7007_loader_probe(struct usb_interface *interface, > if (fw2 == NULL) > return 0; > > - if (request_firmware(&fw, fw2, &usbdev->dev)) { > + if (request_firmware(&fw_2, fw2, &usbdev->dev)) { > dev_err(&interface->dev, > "unable to load firmware from file \"%s\"\n", fw2); > goto failed2; > } > - ret = cypress_load_firmware(usbdev, fw, CYPRESS_FX2); > - release_firmware(fw); > + ret = cypress_load_firmware(usbdev, fw_2, CYPRESS_FX2); > + release_firmware(fw_2); > if (0 != ret) { > dev_err(&interface->dev, "firmware download failed\n"); > goto failed2;
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