[PATCH v2 2/3] rpmsg: virtio: fix possible double free in rpmsg_virtio_add_ctrl_dev()

From: Hangyu Hua
Date: Tue Apr 26 2022 - 02:06:17 EST


vch will be free in virtio_rpmsg_release_device() when
rpmsg_ctrldev_register_device() fails. There is no need to call
kfree() again.

Fixes: c486682ae1e2 ("rpmsg: virtio: Register the rpmsg_char device")
Signed-off-by: Hangyu Hua <hbh25y@xxxxxxxxx>
Tested-by: Arnaud Pouliquen <arnaud.pouliquen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c b/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c
index 0130d0ba548c..291fc1cfab7f 100644
--- a/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ static struct rpmsg_device *rpmsg_virtio_add_ctrl_dev(struct virtio_device *vdev

err = rpmsg_ctrldev_register_device(rpdev_ctrl);
if (err) {
- kfree(vch);
+ /* vch will be free in virtio_rpmsg_release_device() */
return ERR_PTR(err);
}

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