Re: [Bulk] [PATCH] video: fix invalid free of devm_ allocated data

From: Tony Prisk
Date: Thu Mar 28 2013 - 00:59:33 EST


On Thu, 2013-03-28 at 01:55 +0200, Andrei Epure wrote:
> The objects allocated by devm_* APIs are managed by devres and are freed when
> the device is detached. Hence there is no need to use kfree() explicitly.
> Patch found using coccinelle.
>
> Signed-off-by: Andrei Epure <epure.andrei@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/video/vt8500lcdfb.c | 3 ---
> drivers/video/wm8505fb.c | 3 ---
> 2 files changed, 6 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/video/vt8500lcdfb.c b/drivers/video/vt8500lcdfb.c
> index b4ccca2..ea3ee61 100644
> --- a/drivers/video/vt8500lcdfb.c
> +++ b/drivers/video/vt8500lcdfb.c
> @@ -465,7 +465,6 @@ failed_free_res:
> release_mem_region(res->start, resource_size(res));
> failed_fbi:
> platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
> - kfree(fbi);
> failed:
> return ret;
> }
> @@ -494,8 +493,6 @@ static int vt8500lcd_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
> res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
> release_mem_region(res->start, resource_size(res));
>
> - kfree(fbi);
> -
> return 0;
> }
>
> diff --git a/drivers/video/wm8505fb.c b/drivers/video/wm8505fb.c
> index 2e8298e..34a2de1 100644
> --- a/drivers/video/wm8505fb.c
> +++ b/drivers/video/wm8505fb.c
> @@ -427,7 +427,6 @@ failed_free_res:
> release_mem_region(res->start, resource_size(res));
> failed_fbi:
> platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
> - kfree(fbi);
> failed:
> return ret;
> }
> @@ -451,8 +450,6 @@ static int wm8505fb_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
> res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
> release_mem_region(res->start, resource_size(res));
>
> - kfree(fbi);
> -
> return 0;
> }
>

NACK
Already have a patch queued up for this from Julia Lawall

Regards
Tony P

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