From dbdc8f02fe8339686623c84745ba15b0f4f889a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bob Moore Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:22:22 +0800 Subject: ACPICA: Fix possible memory leak in nspredef Fixed a possible leak when an attempt is made to repair a return object. The only current repair is an automatic buffer to string conversion. Signed-off-by: Bob Moore Signed-off-by: Lin Ming Signed-off-by: Len Brown --- drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c | 27 +++++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) (limited to 'drivers/acpi') diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c index 7f8e066b12a..abbb855e1b9 100644 --- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c +++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c @@ -1046,22 +1046,25 @@ acpi_ns_repair_object(u32 expected_btypes, ACPI_MEMCPY(new_object->string.pointer, return_object->buffer.pointer, length); - /* Install the new return object */ - - acpi_ut_remove_reference(return_object); - *return_object_ptr = new_object; - /* - * If the object is a package element, we need to: - * 1. Decrement the reference count of the orignal object, it was - * incremented when building the package - * 2. Increment the reference count of the new object, it will be - * decremented when releasing the package + * If the original object is a package element, we need to: + * 1. Set the reference count of the new object to match the + * reference count of the old object. + * 2. Decrement the reference count of the original object. */ if (package_index != ACPI_NOT_PACKAGE) { - acpi_ut_remove_reference(return_object); - acpi_ut_add_reference(new_object); + new_object->common.reference_count = + return_object->common.reference_count; + + if (return_object->common.reference_count > 1) { + return_object->common.reference_count--; + } } + + /* Delete old object, install the new return object */ + + acpi_ut_remove_reference(return_object); + *return_object_ptr = new_object; return (AE_OK); default: -- cgit v1.2.3