--- links-2.1pre17/framebuffer.c.orig	2005-02-24 17:17:57.000000000 +0100
+++ links-2.1pre17/framebuffer.c	2005-03-05 01:56:23.264083992 +0100
@@ -1072,13 +1072,17 @@
 	kbd_set_raw = 1;
 	fb_old_vd = NULL;
 	ignore=ignore;
-	fb_driver_param=param;
+	fb_driver_param=NULL;
+	if(param != NULL)
+		fb_driver_param=stracpy(param);
 
 	border_left = border_right = border_top = border_bottom = 0;
 	if (!param) param="";
 	if (*param) {
 		if (*param < '0' || *param > '9')
-			bad_p: return stracpy("-mode syntax is left_border[,top_border[,right_border[,bottom_border]]]\n");
+			{ bad_p:
+				if(fb_driver_param) { mem_free(fb_driver_param); fb_driver_param=NULL; }
+				return stracpy("-mode syntax is left_border[,top_border[,right_border[,bottom_border]]]\n"); }
 		border_left = strtoul(param, (char **)(void *)&param, 10);
 		if (*param == ',') param++;
 	} else {
@@ -1107,16 +1111,23 @@
 	}
 	if (*param) goto bad_p;
 
-	if (fstat(TTY, &st)) return stracpy("Cannon stat stdin.\n");
+	if (fstat(TTY, &st)) {
+		if(fb_driver_param) { mem_free(fb_driver_param); fb_driver_param=NULL; }
+		return stracpy("Cannon stat stdin.\n");
+	}
 
 	fb_console = st.st_rdev & 0xff;
 
 	ioctl(TTY, VT_WAITACTIVE, fb_console);
-	if ((e = fb_switch_init())) return e;
+	if ((e = fb_switch_init())) {
+		if(fb_driver_param) { mem_free(fb_driver_param); fb_driver_param=NULL; }
+		return e;
+	}
 
 	fb_handler=open("/dev/fb0",O_RDWR);
 	if (fb_handler==-1) {
 		fb_switch_shutdown();
+		if(fb_driver_param) { mem_free(fb_driver_param); fb_driver_param=NULL; }
 		return stracpy("Cannot open /dev/fb0.\n");
 	}
 
@@ -1124,6 +1135,7 @@
 	{
 		close(fb_handler);
 		fb_switch_shutdown();
+		if(fb_driver_param) { mem_free(fb_driver_param); fb_driver_param=NULL; }
 		return stracpy("Cannot get FB VSCREENINFO.\n");
 	}
 
@@ -1133,6 +1145,7 @@
 	{
 		close(fb_handler);
 		fb_switch_shutdown();
+		if(fb_driver_param) { mem_free(fb_driver_param); fb_driver_param=NULL; }
 		return stracpy("Cannot get FB FSCREENINFO.\n");
 	}
 
@@ -1180,6 +1193,7 @@
 		default:
 		close(fb_handler);
 		fb_switch_shutdown();
+		if(fb_driver_param) { mem_free(fb_driver_param); fb_driver_param=NULL; }
 		return stracpy("Unknown bit depth");
 	}
 	fb_colors=1<<fb_bits_pp;
@@ -1224,6 +1238,7 @@
 		fb_shutdown_palette();
 		close(fb_handler);
 		fb_switch_shutdown();
+		if(fb_driver_param) { mem_free(fb_driver_param); fb_driver_param=NULL; }
 		return stracpy("Allocation of virtual devices failed.\n");
 	}
 	fb_kbd = handle_svgalib_keyboard((void (*)(void *, unsigned char *, int))fb_key_in);
@@ -1236,6 +1251,7 @@
 		shutdown_virtual_devices();
 		close(fb_handler);
 		fb_switch_shutdown();
+		if(fb_driver_param) { mem_free(fb_driver_param); fb_driver_param=NULL; }
 		return stracpy("Nonlinear mapping of graphics memory not supported.\n");
 	}
 		
@@ -1248,6 +1264,7 @@
 
 		close(fb_handler);
 		fb_switch_shutdown();
+		if(fb_driver_param) { mem_free(fb_driver_param); fb_driver_param=NULL; }
 		return stracpy("Cannot mmap graphics memory.\n");
 	}
 	fb_vmem = fb_mem + border_left * fb_pixelsize + border_top * fb_linesize;
@@ -1281,6 +1298,7 @@
 
 		close(fb_handler);
 		fb_switch_shutdown();
+		if(fb_driver_param) { mem_free(fb_driver_param); fb_driver_param=NULL; }
 		return stracpy("Cannot open GPM mouse.\n");
 	}
 	/* hide cursor */
@@ -1310,6 +1328,7 @@
 	shutdown_virtual_devices();
 	fb_switch_shutdown();
 	svgalib_free_trm(fb_kbd);
+	if(fb_driver_param) mem_free(fb_driver_param);
 	/* show cursor */
 	printf("\033[?25h");
 	fflush(stdout);