commit f937f1f46b6d2f9bef94e0d6b769a4c67615d34e
author Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@gmail.com> Mon Oct 15 01:39:12 2007 -0700
committer David S. Miller <davem@sunset.davemloft.net> Mon Oct 15 12:26:32 2007 -0700
tree 4aadb89d07e7bb0789d5a754e65db686f339f07c
parent 1dff92e09eb3adfcf3d3dffd0507b850f911f280

[NETLINK]: Don't leak 'listeners' in netlink_kernel_create()

The Coverity checker spotted that we'll leak the storage allocated
to 'listeners' in netlink_kernel_create() when the
  if (!nl_table[unit].registered)
check is false.

This patch avoids the leak.

Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@gmail.com>
Acked-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

net/netlink/af_netlink.c

diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index c776bcd..98e313e 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -1378,6 +1378,8 @@
 		nl_table[unit].cb_mutex = cb_mutex;
 		nl_table[unit].module = module;
 		nl_table[unit].registered = 1;
+	} else {
+		kfree(listeners);
 	}
 	netlink_table_ungrab();