[PATCH] oprofile, x86: fix init_sysfs error handling
Robert Richter
robert.richter at amd.com
Mon Aug 30 04:56:18 EDT 2010
On failure init_sysfs() might not properly free resources. The error
code of the function is not checked. And, when reinitializing the exit
function might be called twice. This patch fixes all this.
Cc: stable at kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Robert Richter <robert.richter at amd.com>
---
arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c | 16 +++++++++++++---
1 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c b/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
index f6b48f6..73a41d3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
+++ b/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
@@ -568,8 +568,13 @@ static int __init init_sysfs(void)
int error;
error = sysdev_class_register(&oprofile_sysclass);
- if (!error)
- error = sysdev_register(&device_oprofile);
+ if (error)
+ return error;
+
+ error = sysdev_register(&device_oprofile);
+ if (error)
+ sysdev_class_unregister(&oprofile_sysclass);
+
return error;
}
@@ -695,6 +700,8 @@ int __init op_nmi_init(struct oprofile_operations *ops)
char *cpu_type = NULL;
int ret = 0;
+ using_nmi = 0;
+
if (!cpu_has_apic)
return -ENODEV;
@@ -774,7 +781,10 @@ int __init op_nmi_init(struct oprofile_operations *ops)
mux_init(ops);
- init_sysfs();
+ ret = init_sysfs();
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
using_nmi = 1;
printk(KERN_INFO "oprofile: using NMI interrupt.\n");
return 0;
--
1.7.1.1
--
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