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[PATCH v3 18/27] builtin/init-db: fix leaking directory paths

From
Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Date
Nov 20, 2024, 13:39 UTC
Message-ID
<20241120-b4-pks-leak-fixes-pt10-v3-18-d67f08f45c74@pks.im>
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We've got a couple of leaking directory paths in git-init(1), all of which are marked with `UNLEAK()`. Fixing them is trivial, so let's do that instead so that we can get rid of `UNLEAK()` entirely.

Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
---
 builtin/init-db.c | 34 +++++++++++++++++++---------------
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/init-db.c b/builtin/init-db.c
index 7e00d57d654e6820c7ad2418cafc3a9aca815816..096f96b9c4a2035b8d1edd0ac90de0dd73d7d508 100644
--- a/builtin/init-db.c
+++ b/builtin/init-db.c
@@ -75,10 +75,12 @@ int cmd_init_db(int argc,
 		const char *prefix,
 		struct repository *repo UNUSED)
 {
-	const char *git_dir;
+	char *git_dir;
 	const char *real_git_dir = NULL;
-	const char *work_tree;
+	char *real_git_dir_to_free = NULL;
+	char *work_tree = NULL;
 	const char *template_dir = NULL;
+	char *template_dir_to_free = NULL;
 	unsigned int flags = 0;
 	const char *object_format = NULL;
 	const char *ref_format = NULL;
@@ -106,6 +108,7 @@ int cmd_init_db(int argc,
 			   N_("specify the reference format to use")),
 		OPT_END()
 	};
+	int ret;
 
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, init_db_options, init_db_usage, 0);
 
@@ -113,12 +116,10 @@ int cmd_init_db(int argc,
 		die(_("options '%s' and '%s' cannot be used together"), "--separate-git-dir", "--bare");
 
 	if (real_git_dir && !is_absolute_path(real_git_dir))
-		real_git_dir = real_pathdup(real_git_dir, 1);
+		real_git_dir = real_git_dir_to_free = real_pathdup(real_git_dir, 1);
 
-	if (template_dir && *template_dir && !is_absolute_path(template_dir)) {
-		template_dir = absolute_pathdup(template_dir);
-		UNLEAK(template_dir);
-	}
+	if (template_dir && *template_dir && !is_absolute_path(template_dir))
+		template_dir = template_dir_to_free = absolute_pathdup(template_dir);
 
 	if (argc == 1) {
 		int mkdir_tried = 0;
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ int cmd_init_db(int argc,
 	 * Set up the default .git directory contents
 	 */
 	if (!git_dir)
-		git_dir = DEFAULT_GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT;
+		git_dir = xstrdup(DEFAULT_GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT);
 
 	/*
 	 * When --separate-git-dir is used inside a linked worktree, take
@@ -213,6 +214,7 @@ int cmd_init_db(int argc,
 			if (chdir(mainwt.buf) < 0)
 				die_errno(_("cannot chdir to %s"), mainwt.buf);
 			strbuf_release(&mainwt);
+			free(git_dir);
 			git_dir = strbuf_detach(&sb, NULL);
 		}
 		strbuf_release(&sb);
@@ -245,12 +247,14 @@ int cmd_init_db(int argc,
 			set_git_work_tree(work_tree);
 	}
 
-	UNLEAK(real_git_dir);
-	UNLEAK(git_dir);
-	UNLEAK(work_tree);
-
 	flags |= INIT_DB_EXIST_OK;
-	return init_db(git_dir, real_git_dir, template_dir, hash_algo,
-		       ref_storage_format, initial_branch,
-		       init_shared_repository, flags);
+	ret = init_db(git_dir, real_git_dir, template_dir, hash_algo,
+		      ref_storage_format, initial_branch,
+		      init_shared_repository, flags);
+
+	free(template_dir_to_free);
+	free(real_git_dir_to_free);
+	free(work_tree);
+	free(git_dir);
+	return ret;
 }
-- 
2.47.0.274.g962d0b743d.dirty
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  2. 01/27 builtin/blame: fix leaking blame entries with `--incremental`Patrick Steinhardt, Nov 20, 2024
  3. 02/27 bisect: fix leaking good/bad terms when reading multipe timesPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 20, 2024
  4. 04/27 bisect: fix leaking `current_bad_oid`Patrick Steinhardt, Nov 20, 2024
  5. 03/27 bisect: fix leaking string in `handle_bad_merge_base()`Patrick Steinhardt, Nov 20, 2024
  6. 05/27 bisect: fix multiple leaks in `bisect_next_all()`Patrick Steinhardt, Nov 20, 2024
  7. 06/27 bisect: fix leaking commit list items in `check_merge_base()`Patrick Steinhardt, Nov 20, 2024
  8. 07/27 bisect: fix various cases where we leak commit list itemsPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 20, 2024
  9. Jeff KingNov 25, 2024
  10. Patrick SteinhardtNov 25, 2024
  11. Jeff KingNov 25, 2024
  12. Patrick SteinhardtNov 25, 2024
  13. 08/27 line-log: fix leak when rewriting commit parentsPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 20, 2024
  14. 09/27 strvec: introduce new `strvec_splice()` functionPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 20, 2024
  15. 10/27 git: refactor alias handling to use a `struct strvec`Patrick Steinhardt, Nov 20, 2024
  16. 11/27 git: refactor builtin handling to use a `struct strvec`Patrick Steinhardt, Nov 20, 2024
  17. 12/27 split-index: fix memory leak in `move_cache_to_base_index()`Patrick Steinhardt, Nov 20, 2024
  18. 13/27 builtin/sparse-checkout: fix leaking sanitized patternsPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 20, 2024
  19. 14/27 help: refactor to not use globals for reading configPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 20, 2024
  20. 15/27 help: fix leaking `struct cmdnames`Patrick Steinhardt, Nov 20, 2024
  21. 16/27 help: fix leaking return value from `help_unknown_cmd()`Patrick Steinhardt, Nov 20, 2024
  22. 17/27 builtin/help: fix leaks in `check_git_cmd()`Patrick Steinhardt, Nov 20, 2024
  23. 18/27 builtin/init-db: fix leaking directory pathsPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 20, 2024
  24. 20/27 t/helper: fix leaking commit graph in "read-graph" subcommandPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 20, 2024
  25. 19/27 builtin/branch: fix leaking sorting optionsPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 20, 2024
  26. 21/27 global: drop `UNLEAK()` annotationPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 20, 2024
  27. 22/27 git-compat-util: drop now-unused `UNLEAK()` macroPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 20, 2024
  28. 23/27 t5601: work around leak sanitizer issuePatrick Steinhardt, Nov 20, 2024
  29. 24/27 t: mark some tests as leak freePatrick Steinhardt, Nov 20, 2024
  30. 25/27 t: remove unneeded !SANITIZE_LEAK prerequisitesPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 20, 2024
  31. 26/27 test-lib: unconditionally enable leak checkingPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 20, 2024
  32. 27/27 t: remove TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK annotationsPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 20, 2024
  33. Toon ClaesNov 21, 2024

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