*/
int pstore_register(struct pstore_info *psi)
{
+ char *new_backend;
+
if (backend && strcmp(backend, psi->name)) {
pr_warn("backend '%s' already in use: ignoring '%s'\n",
backend, psi->name);
return -EINVAL;
}
+ new_backend = kstrdup(psi->name, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!new_backend)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
mutex_lock(&psinfo_lock);
if (psinfo) {
pr_warn("backend '%s' already loaded: ignoring '%s'\n",
psinfo->name, psi->name);
mutex_unlock(&psinfo_lock);
+ kfree(new_backend);
return -EBUSY;
}
* Update the module parameter backend, so it is visible
* through /sys/module/pstore/parameters/backend
*/
- backend = kstrdup(psi->name, GFP_KERNEL);
+ backend = new_backend;
pr_info("Registered %s as persistent store backend\n", psi->name);