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Re: [PATCH 1/7] revert: Free memory after get_message call

From
Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date
Aug 14, 2011, 16:15 UTC
Message-ID
<20110814161552.GM18466@elie.gateway.2wire.net>
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Ramkumar Ramachandra wrote:
> The format_todo function leaks memory because it forgets to call
> free_message after get_message.  It is a potentially big leak, because
> fresh memory is allocated to store the commit message message for each
> commit.  Fix this.

Reading this, I think, "why does formatting an insn list require all these heavy memory allocations?". So while the patch looks good to me, I start to wonder if something using find_commit_subject() directly would not be easier.

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Message 3 of 43 in “Generalized sequencer foundations”
  1. 0/7 Generalized sequencer foundationsRamkumar Ramachandra, Aug 14, 2011
  2. 1/7 revert: Free memory after get_message callRamkumar Ramachandra, Aug 14, 2011
  3. Jonathan NiederAug 14, 2011
  4. 2/7 revert: Fix buffer overflow in insn sheet parserRamkumar Ramachandra, Aug 14, 2011
  5. Jonathan NiederAug 14, 2011
  6. Ramkumar RamachandraAug 14, 2011
  7. 3/7 revert: Make commit descriptions in insn sheet optionalRamkumar Ramachandra, Aug 14, 2011
  8. Jonathan NiederAug 14, 2011
  9. Ramkumar RamachandraAug 14, 2011
  10. 4/7 revert: Allow mixed pick and revert instructionsRamkumar Ramachandra, Aug 14, 2011
  11. Jonathan NiederAug 14, 2011
  12. Ramkumar RamachandraAug 14, 2011
  13. Jonathan NiederAug 14, 2011
  14. 5/7 revert: Make the argument parser responsible for setup_revisionsRamkumar Ramachandra, Aug 14, 2011
  15. Jonathan NiederAug 14, 2011
  16. Ramkumar RamachandraAug 14, 2011
  17. 6/7 sequencer: Expose API to cherry-picking machineryRamkumar Ramachandra, Aug 14, 2011
  18. Jonathan NiederAug 14, 2011
  19. Ramkumar RamachandraAug 14, 2011
  20. Jonathan NiederAug 14, 2011
  21. Junio C HamanoAug 16, 2011
  22. revert: plug memory leak in "cherry-pick root commit" codepathJonathan Nieder, Aug 16, 2011
  23. Jonathan NiederAug 16, 2011
  24. Jeff KingAug 16, 2011
  25. Jonathan NiederAug 16, 2011
  26. 7/7 sequencer: Remove sequencer state after final commitRamkumar Ramachandra, Aug 14, 2011
  27. Jonathan NiederAug 14, 2011
  28. Ramkumar RamachandraAug 14, 2011
  29. Jonathan NiederAug 14, 2011
  30. Junio C HamanoAug 14, 2011
  31. Jonathan NiederAug 14, 2011
  32. Junio C HamanoAug 14, 2011
  33. Junio C HamanoAug 15, 2011
  34. Ramkumar RamachandraAug 17, 2011
  35. Ramkumar RamachandraAug 18, 2011
  36. Jonathan NiederAug 18, 2011
  37. Ramkumar RamachandraAug 18, 2011
  38. Jonathan NiederAug 18, 2011
  39. Ramkumar RamachandraAug 18, 2011
  40. Jonathan NiederAug 18, 2011
  41. Junio C HamanoAug 18, 2011
  42. Junio C HamanoAug 18, 2011
  43. Ramkumar RamachandraAug 19, 2011

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