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fbdev: vesafb: fix memory leak in vesafb_probe()
authorAbdun Nihaal <nihaal@cse.iitm.ac.in>
Thu, 14 May 2026 08:24:42 +0000 (13:54 +0530)
committerHelge Deller <deller@gmx.de>
Sun, 7 Jun 2026 16:25:42 +0000 (18:25 +0200)
commitb15d708995c01bbffe7dcd634a31959f6805bed3
treef849d6e4ac4928191ba9d3e0353be6bb09916c0e
parent9b6eaf101656958397a6012bf43f6e2e42c9e5cb
fbdev: vesafb: fix memory leak in vesafb_probe()

Since commit 73ce73c30ba9 ("fbdev: Transfer video= option strings to
caller; clarify ownership") the string returned from fb_get_options()
is expected to be freed by the caller. But the string is not freed in
vesafb_probe(). Fix that by freeing the option string after setup.

Fixes: 73ce73c30ba9 ("fbdev: Transfer video= option strings to caller; clarify ownership")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Abdun Nihaal <nihaal@cse.iitm.ac.in>
Reviewed-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de>
drivers/video/fbdev/vesafb.c