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Re: [PATCH 7/7] unpack-trees: free cache_entry array members for merges

From
Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
Date
May 30, 2013, 12:04 UTC
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On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 6:34 AM, René Scharfe <rene.scharfe@lsrfire.ath.cx> wrote:

> The merge functions duplicate entries as needed and they don't free
> them.  Release them in unpack_nondirectories, the same function
> where they were allocated, after we're done.
Ah, you beat me to this change, but..
Show 13 quoted lines
> @@ -600,9 +600,14 @@ static int unpack_nondirectories(int n, unsigned long mask,
>                 src[i + o->merge] = create_ce_entry(info, names + i, stage);
>         }
>
> -       if (o->merge)
> -               return call_unpack_fn((const struct cache_entry * const *)src,
> -                                     o);
> +       if (o->merge) {
> +               int rc = call_unpack_fn((const struct cache_entry * const *)src,
> +                                       o);
> +               for (i = 1; i <= n; i++)
> +                       if (src[i] && src[i] != o->df_conflict_entry)
> +                               free(src[i]);
Doesn't it make more sense to follow the code above and do src[i + o->merge]?
-- 
Felipe Contreras
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Message 10 of 12 in “unpack-trees: plug memory leak for merges”
  1. 0/7 unpack-trees: plug memory leak for mergesRené Scharfe, May 30, 2013
  2. 1/7 cache: mark cache_entry pointers constRené Scharfe, May 30, 2013
  3. 2/7 read-cache: mark cache_entry pointers constRené Scharfe, May 30, 2013
  4. 3/7 unpack-trees: factor out dup_entryRené Scharfe, May 30, 2013
  5. Peter KreftingJun 4, 2013
  6. 4/7 unpack-trees: create working copy of merge entry in merged_entryRené Scharfe, May 30, 2013
  7. 5/7 diff-lib, read-tree, unpack-trees: mark cache_entry pointers constRené Scharfe, May 30, 2013
  8. 6/7 diff-lib, read-tree, unpack-trees: mark cache_entry array paramters constRené Scharfe, May 30, 2013
  9. 7/7 unpack-trees: free cache_entry array members for mergesRené Scharfe, May 30, 2013
  10. Felipe ContrerasMay 30, 2013
  11. René ScharfeMay 30, 2013
  12. Felipe ContrerasMay 30, 2013

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