RE: [PATCH] pinctrl:sunplus: Add check for kmalloc

From: Wells Lu 呂芳騰
Date: Tue May 23 2023 - 14:20:49 EST


> > Fix Smatch static checker warning:
> > potential null dereference 'configs'. (kmalloc returns null)
>
> ...
>
> > configs = kmalloc(sizeof(*configs), GFP_KERNEL);
> > + if (!configs)
>
> > + return -ENOMEM;
>
> "Fixing" by adding a memory leak is not probably a good approach.

Do you mean I need to free all memory which are allocated in this subroutine before
return -ENOMEM?


> ...
>
> > configs = kmalloc(sizeof(*configs), GFP_KERNEL);
> > + if (!configs)
> > + return -ENOMEM;
>
> Ditto.
>
> ...
>
> It might be that I'm mistaken. In this case please add an explanation why in the commit
> message.
>
> --
> With Best Regards,
> Andy Shevchenko
>


Best regards,
Wells Lu