[alsa-devel] [PATCH] ALSA: hda - Fix memory leak on snd_hdac_device_init error

[Singh, Guneshwor]

On Thu, Nov 09, 2017 at 08:31:56AM +0100, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> On Thu, 09 Nov 2017 05:44:19 +0100,
> Vinod Koul wrote:
> > 
> > On Thu, Nov 09, 2017 at 08:57:51AM +0530, Guneshwor Singh wrote:
> > > From: "Subhransu S. Prusty" <subhransu.s.prusty at intel.com>
> > > 
> > > Free codec vendor name on snd_hdac_device_init error.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Subhransu S. Prusty <subhransu.s.prusty at intel.com>
> > > Signed-off-by: Guneshwor Singh <guneshwor.o.singh at intel.com>
> > > ---
> > >  sound/hda/hdac_device.c | 2 ++
> > >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/sound/hda/hdac_device.c b/sound/hda/hdac_device.c
> > > index 19deb306facb..467b949544e2 100644
> > > --- a/sound/hda/hdac_device.c
> > > +++ b/sound/hda/hdac_device.c
> > > @@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ int snd_hdac_device_init(struct hdac_device *codec, struct hdac_bus *bus,
> > >  	return 0;
> > >  
> > >   error:
> > > +	kfree(codec->vendor_name);
> > 
> > Sorry I dont think this is right.
> > 
> > The vendor name is freed in the snd_hdac_device_exit()
> > 
> > We drop the reference here and release method would be called to
> > free up the resources.
> 
> Correct.  The patch would lead to a double-free.
> 
> 

Yes, you are right. Please ignore the patch.

> thanks,
> 
> Takashi
> 
> 
> > 
> > >  	put_device(&codec->dev);
> > >  	return err;
> > >  }
> > > -- 
> > > 2.15.0
> > > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > ~Vinod
> >