[PATCH] nvme: fix memory leak in quirks_param_set()
Maurizio Lombardi
mlombard at redhat.com
Wed Feb 11 08:30:28 PST 2026
When loading the nvme module, if the 'quirks' parameter is specified
via both the kernel command line (e.g., nvme.quirks=...) and the
modprobe command line (e.g., modprobe nvme quirks=...), the
quirks_param_set() callback is invoked twice.
Currently, in the double-invocation scenario, the second call
overwrites the nvme_pci_quirk_list pointer, causing the memory
allocated in the first call to leak.
Fix this by freeing the existing list before assigning the new one.
Fixes: b4247c8317c5 ("nvme: add support for dynamic quirk configuration via module parameter")
Signed-off-by: Maurizio Lombardi <mlombard at redhat.com>
---
drivers/nvme/host/pci.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
index a6cf0897a0f2..3e1c6adf2cf0 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ static int quirks_param_set(const char *value, const struct kernel_param *kp)
i++;
}
+ kfree(nvme_pci_quirk_list);
nvme_pci_quirk_count = count;
nvme_pci_quirk_list = qlist;
goto out_free_val;
--
2.53.0
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