If, in dm_create_persistent(), the call to create_singlethread_workqueue() fails then we'll return without freeing the memory allocated to 'ps', thus leaking sizeof(struct pstore) bytes. This patch fixes the leak.
Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-exception-store.c b/drivers/md/dm-exception-store.c index 3d65917..8fe81e1 100644 --- a/drivers/md/dm-exception-store.c +++ b/drivers/md/dm-exception-store.c @@ -623,6 +623,7 @@ int dm_create_persistent(struct exception_store *store) ps->metadata_wq = create_singlethread_workqueue("ksnaphd"); if (!ps->metadata_wq) { + kfree(ps); DMERR("couldn't start header metadata update thread"); return -ENOMEM; } - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/