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[patch] git: fix memory leaks in update-cache.c

From
IMIngo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Date
Apr 14, 2005, 13:03 UTC
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<20050414130309.GA18703@elte.hu>
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<20050414121819.GA14380@elte.hu>

this patch fixes two memory leaks in update-cache.c: we didnt free the temporary input and output buffers used for compression.

	Ingo
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>

--- update-cache.c.orig +++ update-cache.c

@@ -23,13 +23,17 @@ static int index_fd(const char *path, in
 	void *metadata = malloc(namelen + 200);
 	void *in;
 	SHA_CTX c;
+	int ret;
 
 	in = "";
 	if (size)
 		in = mmap(NULL, size, PROT_READ, MAP_PRIVATE, fd, 0);
 	close(fd);
-	if (!out || (int)(long)in == -1)
+	if (!out || (int)(long)in == -1) {
+		free(out);
+		free(metadata);
 		return -1;
+	}
 
 	memset(&stream, 0, sizeof(stream));
 	deflateInit(&stream, Z_BEST_COMPRESSION);
@@ -58,7 +62,12 @@ static int index_fd(const char *path, in
 	SHA1_Update(&c, out, stream.total_out);
 	SHA1_Final(ce->sha1, &c);
 
-	return write_sha1_buffer(ce->sha1, out, stream.total_out);
+	ret = write_sha1_buffer(ce->sha1, out, stream.total_out);
+		
+	free(out);
+	free(metadata);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /*
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  2. git: fix memory leak #2 in checkout-cache.cIngo Molnar, Apr 14, 2005
  3. git: cleanup in ls-tree.cIngo Molnar, Apr 14, 2005
  4. git: fix memory leaks in read-tree.cIngo Molnar, Apr 14, 2005
  5. git: fix rare memory leak in rev-tree.cIngo Molnar, Apr 14, 2005
  6. git: report parse_commit() errors in rev-tree.cIngo Molnar, Apr 14, 2005
  7. git: fix memory leak in show-diff.cIngo Molnar, Apr 14, 2005
  8. git: fix overflow in update-cache.cIngo Molnar, Apr 14, 2005
  9. cleanup: read_sha1_file() -> malloc_read_sha1_file()Ingo Molnar, Apr 14, 2005
  10. git: fix 1-byte overflow in show-files.cIngo Molnar, Apr 14, 2005
  11. Petr BaudisApr 17, 2005
  12. Ingo MolnarApr 18, 2005
  13. git: fix memory leaks in update-cache.cIngo Molnar, Apr 14, 2005
  14. git: clean up add_file_to_cache() in update-cache.cIngo Molnar, Apr 14, 2005
  15. git: fix memory leak #3 in update-cache.cIngo Molnar, Apr 14, 2005
  16. git: fix memory leaks in read-cache.cIngo Molnar, Apr 14, 2005
  17. git: fix memory leak #2 in read-cache.cIngo Molnar, Apr 14, 2005
  18. Ingo MolnarApr 14, 2005
  19. Martin SchlemmerApr 14, 2005
  20. Linus TorvaldsApr 14, 2005
  21. Ingo MolnarApr 14, 2005
  22. git: fix memory leak in write-tree.cIngo Molnar, Apr 14, 2005

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