[PATCH] x86/perf/amd_uncore: Plug reference leak

From: Thomas Gleixner
Date: Tue Feb 16 2016 - 17:06:01 EST


Subject: x86/perf/amd_uncore: Plug reference leak
From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 2016 09:38:31 +0100

In the error path of amd_uncore_cpu_up_prepare() the newly allocated uncore
struct is freed, but the percpu pointer still references it. Set it to NULL.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_amd_uncore.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_amd_uncore.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_amd_uncore.c
@@ -323,6 +323,8 @@ static int amd_uncore_cpu_up_prepare(uns
return 0;

fail:
+ if (amd_uncore_nb)
+ *per_cpu_ptr(amd_uncore_nb, cpu) = NULL;
kfree(uncore_nb);
return -ENOMEM;
}