[PATCH 2/2] hwrng: intel - return -ENOMEM when kmalloc_obj() fails
From: Thorsten Blum
Date: Tue Sep 22 2026 - 14:29:47 EST
intel_rng_mod_init() incorrectly returns -ENODEV when kmalloc_obj()
fails. Return -ENOMEM instead.
Fixes: ee527cd3a20c ("Use stop_machine_run in the Intel RNG driver")
Signed-off-by: Thorsten Blum <blum@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/char/hw_random/intel-rng.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/intel-rng.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/intel-rng.c
index a4dd21a9de98..f7f734881c68 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/intel-rng.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/intel-rng.c
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ static int __init intel_rng_mod_init(void)
intel_rng_hw = kmalloc_obj(*intel_rng_hw);
if (!intel_rng_hw) {
pci_dev_put(dev);
+ err = -ENOMEM;
goto out;
}