> -----Original Message----- > From: Sathya Perla [mailto:sathya.pe...@broadcom.com] > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: David Miller [mailto:da...@davemloft.net] > > > > > @@ -4477,6 +4551,22 @@ static int be_if_create(struct be_adapter > *adapter) > > > u32 cap_flags = be_if_cap_flags(adapter); > > > int status; > > > > > > + /* alloc required memory for other filtering fields */ > > > + adapter->pmac_id = kcalloc(be_max_uc(adapter), > > > + sizeof(*adapter->pmac_id), GFP_KERNEL); > > > + if (!adapter->pmac_id) > > > + return -ENOMEM; > > > + > > > + adapter->mc_list = kcalloc(be_max_mc(adapter), > > > + sizeof(*adapter->mc_list), GFP_KERNEL); > > > + if (!adapter->mc_list) > > > + return -ENOMEM; > > > + > > > + adapter->uc_list = kcalloc(be_max_uc(adapter), > > > + sizeof(*adapter->uc_list), GFP_KERNEL); > > > + if (!adapter->uc_list) > > > + return -ENOMEM; > > > > These error paths are leaking memory, please audit this in the rest of > your change as well. > > David, thanks for catching this; will fix this (and others if any) and > send out a v2.
David, actually, when be_if_create() returns an error, it falls back into the error path of be_setup() (the caller) and be_clear() is called. be_clear() calls be_if_destroy() which frees the allocated memory. So, this code will not leak memory in the error path.
