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Subject[PATCH] random: kmalloc failure ignored in init_std_data()
Clean up and error out if kmalloc() fails.

Signed-off-by: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@gmail.com>
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Found with sed: http://kernelnewbies.org/roelkluin

Build tested. Please review

diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index d8a9255..8a68be8 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_random_bytes);
* data into the pool to prepare it for use. The pool is not cleared
* as that can only decrease the entropy in the pool.
*/
-static void init_std_data(struct entropy_store *r)
+static int init_std_data(struct entropy_store *r)
{
ktime_t now;
unsigned long flags;
@@ -952,16 +952,35 @@ static void init_std_data(struct entropy_store *r)
mix_pool_bytes(r, &now, sizeof(now));
mix_pool_bytes(r, utsname(), sizeof(*(utsname())));
/* Enable continuous test in fips mode */
- if (fips_enabled)
+ if (fips_enabled) {
r->last_data = kmalloc(EXTRACT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (r->last_data == NULL)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+ }
+ return 0;
}

static int rand_initialize(void)
{
- init_std_data(&input_pool);
- init_std_data(&blocking_pool);
- init_std_data(&nonblocking_pool);
+ int ret;
+ ret = init_std_data(&input_pool);
+ if (ret != 0)
+ return ret;
+
+ ret = init_std_data(&blocking_pool);
+ if (ret != 0)
+ goto free_ip_ld;
+
+ ret = init_std_data(&nonblocking_pool);
+ if (ret != 0)
+ goto free_bp_ld;
+
return 0;
+free_bp_ld:
+ kfree(blocking_pool.last_data);
+free_ip_ld:
+ kfree(input_pool.last_data);
+ return ret;
}
module_init(rand_initialize);

@@ -1160,8 +1179,8 @@ static long random_ioctl(struct file *f, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
/* Clear the entropy pool counters. */
if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
return -EPERM;
- rand_initialize();
- return 0;
+ retval = rand_initialize();
+ return retval;
default:
return -EINVAL;
}

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