Re: [PATCH] KVM: x86: Fix mce_banks memory leak on mci_ctl2_banks allocation failure

From: Sean Christopherson
Date: Tue Aug 30 2022 - 17:46:06 EST


On Fri, Aug 19, 2022, Vipin Sharma wrote:
> If mci_ctl2_banks allocation fails, kvm goes to fail_free_pio_data and
> forgets about freeing mce_banks memory causing memory leak.
>
> Individually check memory allocation status and free memory in the correct
> order.
>
> Fixes: 281b52780b57 ("KVM: x86: Add emulation for MSR_IA32_MCx_CTL2 MSRs.")
> Signed-off-by: Vipin Sharma <vipinsh@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---

Pushed to branch `for_paolo/6.1` at:

https://github.com/sean-jc/linux.git

Unless you hear otherwise, it will make its way to kvm/queue "soon".

Note, the commit IDs are not guaranteed to be stable.