Re: [PATCH 03/11] remote: fix a leak in query_matches_negative_refspec
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Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
- Date
- Jun 12, 2023, 03:17 UTC
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- <20230612031732.GC306352@coredump.intra.peff.net>
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- <a9b27053-ff2b-7b67-f2ba-5691f4bda961@gmail.com>
On Sun, Jun 11, 2023 at 08:49:35PM +0200, Rubén Justo wrote:
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> An interesting point to note is that while string_list_append() is used > in the first two cases described, string_list_append_nodup() is used in > the third. This seems to indicate an intention to delegate the > responsibility for freeing the string, to the string_list. As if the > string_list had been initialized with STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP, i.e. the > strings are strdup()'d when added (except if the "_nodup" API is used) > and freed when cleared. > > Switching to STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP fixes the leak and probably is what we > wanted to do originally. Let's do it.
Ah, clearing a NODUP string-list strikes again. :) I concur with your reasoning here; switching it to DUP is the best fix.
-Peff