[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] examples/ip_pipipeline: fix resource leak

[Reshma Pattan <reshma.pattan@intel.com>]

Close tap device fd before returning upon failures.

Coverity issue: 272576
Fixes: 2f74ae28e2 ("examples/ip_pipeline: add tap object")
CC: jasvinder.singh@intel.com

Signed-off-by: Reshma Pattan <reshma.pattan@intel.com>
---
 examples/ip_pipeline/tap.c | 9 ++++++---
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/examples/ip_pipeline/tap.c b/examples/ip_pipeline/tap.c
index 5b3403218..a0f60867f 100644
--- a/examples/ip_pipeline/tap.c
+++ b/examples/ip_pipeline/tap.c
@@ -76,14 +76,17 @@ tap_create(const char *name)
 	snprintf(ifr.ifr_name, IFNAMSIZ, "%s", name);
 
 	status = ioctl(fd, TUNSETIFF, (void *) &ifr);
-	if (status < 0)
+	if (status < 0) {
+		close(fd);
 		return NULL;
+	}
 
 	/* Node allocation */
 	tap = calloc(1, sizeof(struct tap));
-	if (tap == NULL)
+	if (tap == NULL) {
+		close(fd);
 		return NULL;
-
+	}
 	/* Node fill in */
 	strncpy(tap->name, name, sizeof(tap->name));
 	tap->fd = fd;
-- 
2.14.3