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[PATCH v2 3/4] t/helper/test-delta: close fd if fstat() fails after open()

From
Hoyoung Lee <lhywkd22@gmail.com>
Date
Jul 22, 2025, 08:12 UTC
Message-ID
<20250722081219.1086866-4-lhywkd22@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<20250722081219.1086866-1-lhywkd22@gmail.com>

If open() succeeds but fstat() fails, the file descriptor is not closed, causing a resource leak. This patch adds a close(fd) call in the failure path after fstat() to ensure proper resource cleanup.

Signed-off-by: Hoyoung Lee <lhywkd22@gmail.com>
---
 t/helper/test-delta.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/t/helper/test-delta.c b/t/helper/test-delta.c
index 6bc787a474..103bf7f3e9 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-delta.c
+++ b/t/helper/test-delta.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ int cmd__delta(int argc, const char **argv)
 	fd = open(argv[2], O_RDONLY);
 	if (fd < 0 || fstat(fd, &st)) {
 		perror(argv[2]);
+		close(fd);
 		return 1;
 	}
 	from_size = st.st_size;
-- 
2.34.1
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Message 5 of 12 in “Fix resource leaks in various helpers and builtin commands”
  1. 0/4 Fix resource leaks in various helpers and builtin commandsHoyoung Lee, Jul 22, 2025
  2. 1/4 t/helper/test-truncate: close file descriptor after truncationHoyoung Lee, Jul 22, 2025
  3. 2/4 builtin/archive: close file descriptor on dup2() failureHoyoung Lee, Jul 22, 2025
  4. Jeff KingJul 22, 2025
  5. 3/4 t/helper/test-delta: close fd if fstat() fails after open()Hoyoung Lee, Jul 22, 2025
  6. Eric SunshineJul 22, 2025
  7. Jeff KingJul 22, 2025
  8. 4/4 t/helper/test-delta: close fd if fstat() fails after second open()Hoyoung Lee, Jul 22, 2025
  9. Jeff KingJul 22, 2025
  10. Jeff KingJul 22, 2025
  11. Junio C HamanoJul 22, 2025
  12. Jeff KingJul 22, 2025

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