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SubjectRe: [PATCH] usb: storage: add error handling for kcalloc
On Mon, 11 Jun 2018, Zhouyang Jia wrote:

> When kcalloc fails, the lack of error-handling code may
> cause unexpected results.
>
> This patch adds error-handling code after calling kcalloc.
>
> Signed-off-by: Zhouyang Jia <jiazhouyang09@gmail.com>
> ---
> drivers/usb/storage/alauda.c | 5 +++++
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/storage/alauda.c b/drivers/usb/storage/alauda.c
> index 900591d..c56355c 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/storage/alauda.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/storage/alauda.c
> @@ -437,6 +437,11 @@ static int alauda_init_media(struct us_data *us)
> + MEDIA_INFO(us).blockshift + MEDIA_INFO(us).pageshift);
> MEDIA_INFO(us).pba_to_lba = kcalloc(num_zones, sizeof(u16*), GFP_NOIO);
> MEDIA_INFO(us).lba_to_pba = kcalloc(num_zones, sizeof(u16*), GFP_NOIO);
> + if ((MEDIA_INFO(us).pba_to_lba == NULL)
> + || (MEDIA_INFO(us).lba_to_pba == NULL)) {
> + pr_warn("alauda_init_media: memory allocation failed\n");
> + return USB_STOR_TRANSPORT_ERROR;
> + }

pr_info() isn't a good routine to use here, because it doesn't print
the device or driver name.

In any case, a log message isn't necessary. kcalloc() will already
put a message in the log if either of the allocations fails.

Alan Stern

>
> if (alauda_reset_media(us) != USB_STOR_XFER_GOOD)
> return USB_STOR_TRANSPORT_ERROR;
>

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