Bug 15437

Summary:	[cppcheck] found a resource leak in linux-2.6/scripts/genksyms/genksyms.c
Product:	Other	Reporter:	Martin Ettl (ettl.martin)
Component:	Modules	Assignee:	other_modules
Status:	RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Severity:	normal	CC:	akpm, alan
Priority:	P1
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Kernel Version:	current git 2.6.33	Subsystem:
Regression:	No	Bisected commit-id:
Attachments:	fix modified patch

Description Martin Ettl 2010-03-03 20:30:31 UTC

Created attachment 25344 [details]
fix 

during a check of the current git head of the linux kernel with the static code
analysis tool cppcheck
(http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/cppcheck/index.php?title=Main_Page) the
tool discovered a resource leak linux-2.6/scripts/genksyms/genksyms.c

Please refer the attached patch, that fixes the issue.

Best regards

Ettl Martin

Comment 1 Andrew Morton 2010-03-03 20:38:24 UTC

Please send patches via email, as per Documentation/SubmittingPatches, thanks.

Comment 2 Martin Ettl 2010-03-06 12:23:25 UTC

Created attachment 25381 [details]
modified patch