In pch_gbe_set_ringparam(), if netif_running() returns false, 'tx_old' and 'rx_old' are not deallocated, leading to memory leaks. To fix this issue, move the free statements to the outside of the if() statement.
Signed-off-by: Wenwen Wang <wen...@cs.uga.edu> --- drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_ethtool.c | 6 ++---- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_ethtool.c index 1a3008e..cb43919 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_ethtool.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_ethtool.c @@ -340,12 +340,10 @@ static int pch_gbe_set_ringparam(struct net_device *netdev, goto err_setup_tx; pch_gbe_free_rx_resources(adapter, rx_old); pch_gbe_free_tx_resources(adapter, tx_old); - kfree(tx_old); - kfree(rx_old); - adapter->rx_ring = rxdr; - adapter->tx_ring = txdr; err = pch_gbe_up(adapter); } + kfree(tx_old); + kfree(rx_old); return err; err_setup_tx: -- 2.7.4