[PATCH v2] wifi: ath11k: Fix possible memory leak in ath11k_dp_srng_setup()
Abdun Nihaal
nihaal at cse.iitm.ac.in
Sat Aug 1 04:49:09 PDT 2026
In ath11k_dp_srng_setup(), the memory allocated for
ring->vaddr_unaligned is not freed in the error paths that follow.
Fix that by calling ath11k_dp_srng_cleanup() in those error paths.
Compile tested only. Issue found using a prototype static analysis tool
built on the LLVM compiler infrastructure.
Fixes: d5c65159f289 ("ath11k: driver for Qualcomm IEEE 802.11ax devices")
Cc: stable at vger.kernel.org
Assisted-by: Claude:claude-sonnet-4-6
Reviewed-by: Baochen Qiang <baochen.qiang at oss.qualcomm.com>
Signed-off-by: Abdun Nihaal <nihaal at cse.iitm.ac.in>
---
v1->v2:
- Moved the information about compile testing, and how the issue was
detected to the commit message, as suggested by Baochen Qiang.
- Add the release function in the switch default case as well, as
pointed out by Jeff Johnson. Also add Assisted-by tag.
v1 link: https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/20260727105532.118164-1-nihaal@cse.iitm.ac.in/
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/dp.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/dp.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/dp.c
index f389b97acbdd..be65d73b904b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/dp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/dp.c
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ int ath11k_dp_srng_setup(struct ath11k_base *ab, struct dp_srng *ring,
case HAL_RXDMA_DIR_BUF:
break;
default:
+ ath11k_dp_srng_cleanup(ab, ring);
ath11k_warn(ab, "Not a valid ring type in dp :%d\n", type);
return -EINVAL;
}
@@ -324,6 +325,7 @@ int ath11k_dp_srng_setup(struct ath11k_base *ab, struct dp_srng *ring,
ret = ath11k_hal_srng_setup(ab, type, ring_num, mac_id, ¶ms);
if (ret < 0) {
+ ath11k_dp_srng_cleanup(ab, ring);
ath11k_warn(ab, "failed to setup srng: %d ring_id %d\n",
ret, ring_num);
return ret;
--
2.43.0
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