[PATCH] kernel/resource.c: fix memory leak

From: Alexander Beregalov
Date: Sat Jan 09 2010 - 09:47:58 EST


Free res before exit.
Found by cppcheck.

Signed-off-by: Alexander Beregalov <a.beregalov@xxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/resource.c | 3 ++-
1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/resource.c b/kernel/resource.c
index af96c1e..ae2e177 100644
--- a/kernel/resource.c
+++ b/kernel/resource.c
@@ -545,11 +545,12 @@ static void __init __reserve_region_with_split(struct resource *root,
res->flags = IORESOURCE_BUSY;

conflict = __request_resource(parent, res);
+ kfree(res);
+
if (!conflict)
return;

/* failed, split and try again */
- kfree(res);

/* conflict covered whole area */
if (conflict->start <= start && conflict->end >= end)
--
1.6.6

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