platform/x86: hp-bioscfg: move mutex_lock() down in hp_add_other_attributes()

attr_name_kobj's memory allocation is done with mutex_lock() held, this
is not needed.

Move allocation outside of mutex_lock() so unlock is not needed when
allocation fails.

Suggested-by: Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Harshit Mogalapalli <harshit.m.mogalapalli@oracle.com>
Reviewed-by: Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@linux.intel.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20231113200742.3593548-2-harshit.m.mogalapalli@oracle.com
Signed-off-by: Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@linux.intel.com>

diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/bioscfg.c b/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/bioscfg.c
index 10676e1abc28c9ee05cb611449b231f2ce211d95..a3599498c4e818a217ab0c6a973aa4814381f7db 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/bioscfg.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/bioscfg.c
@@ -592,13 +592,11 @@ static int hp_add_other_attributes(int attr_type)
        int ret;
        char *attr_name;
 
-       mutex_lock(&bioscfg_drv.mutex);
-
        attr_name_kobj = kzalloc(sizeof(*attr_name_kobj), GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!attr_name_kobj) {
-               ret = -ENOMEM;
-               goto err_other_attr_init;
-       }
+       if (!attr_name_kobj)
+               return -ENOMEM;
+
+       mutex_lock(&bioscfg_drv.mutex);
 
        /* Check if attribute type is supported */
        switch (attr_type) {