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Re: [PATCH v2 03/12] builtin/show-ref: fix leaking string buffer

From
Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com>
Date
Oct 30, 2023, 18:10 UTC
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On Thu, Oct 26, 2023 at 11:56:29AM +0200, Patrick Steinhardt wrote:
> Fix a leaking string buffer in `git show-ref --exclude-existing`. While
> the buffer is technically not leaking because its variable is declared
> as static, there is no inherent reason why it should be.

Well spotted and fixed. I ran the test suite in GIT_TEST_PASSING_SANITIZE_LEAK's "check" mode and didn't find anything that was made leak-free by this patch not already marked as such. So this (and the rest of the series up to this point) LGTM.

Thanks, Taylor

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Message 33 of 66 in “show-ref: introduce mode to check for ref existence”
  1. 00/12 show-ref: introduce mode to check for ref existencePatrick Steinhardt, Oct 24, 2023
  2. 01/12 builtin/show-ref: convert pattern to a local variablePatrick Steinhardt, Oct 24, 2023
  3. 02/12 builtin/show-ref: split up different subcommandsPatrick Steinhardt, Oct 24, 2023
  4. Eric SunshineOct 24, 2023
  5. 03/12 builtin/show-ref: fix leaking string bufferPatrick Steinhardt, Oct 24, 2023
  6. 04/12 builtin/show-ref: fix dead code when passing patternsPatrick Steinhardt, Oct 24, 2023
  7. Eric SunshineOct 24, 2023
  8. 05/12 builtin/show-ref: refactor `--exclude-existing` optionsPatrick Steinhardt, Oct 24, 2023
  9. Eric SunshineOct 24, 2023
  10. Patrick SteinhardtOct 25, 2023
  11. 06/12 builtin/show-ref: stop using global variable to count matchesPatrick Steinhardt, Oct 24, 2023
  12. 07/12 builtin/show-ref: stop using global vars for `show_one()`Patrick Steinhardt, Oct 24, 2023
  13. 08/12 builtin/show-ref: refactor options for patterns subcommandPatrick Steinhardt, Oct 24, 2023
  14. 09/12 builtin/show-ref: ensure mutual exclusiveness of subcommandsPatrick Steinhardt, Oct 24, 2023
  15. Eric SunshineOct 24, 2023
  16. 10/12 builtin/show-ref: explicitly spell out different modes in synopsisPatrick Steinhardt, Oct 24, 2023
  17. Eric SunshineOct 24, 2023
  18. Patrick SteinhardtOct 25, 2023
  19. 11/12 builtin/show-ref: add new mode to check for reference existencePatrick Steinhardt, Oct 24, 2023
  20. Eric SunshineOct 24, 2023
  21. Patrick SteinhardtOct 25, 2023
  22. 12/12 t: use git-show-ref(1) to check for ref existencePatrick Steinhardt, Oct 24, 2023
  23. Junio C HamanoOct 24, 2023
  24. Han-Wen NienhuysOct 25, 2023
  25. Phillip WoodOct 25, 2023
  26. Patrick SteinhardtOct 26, 2023
  27. Phillip WoodOct 27, 2023
  28. Patrick SteinhardtOct 26, 2023
  29. 00/12 show-ref: introduce mode to check for ref existencePatrick Steinhardt, Oct 26, 2023
  30. 01/12 builtin/show-ref: convert pattern to a local variablePatrick Steinhardt, Oct 26, 2023
  31. 02/12 builtin/show-ref: split up different subcommandsPatrick Steinhardt, Oct 26, 2023
  32. 03/12 builtin/show-ref: fix leaking string bufferPatrick Steinhardt, Oct 26, 2023
  33. Taylor BlauOct 30, 2023
  34. 04/12 builtin/show-ref: fix dead code when passing patternsPatrick Steinhardt, Oct 26, 2023
  35. Taylor BlauOct 30, 2023
  36. 05/12 builtin/show-ref: refactor `--exclude-existing` optionsPatrick Steinhardt, Oct 26, 2023
  37. Taylor BlauOct 30, 2023
  38. Patrick SteinhardtOct 31, 2023
  39. Taylor BlauOct 30, 2023
  40. Patrick SteinhardtOct 31, 2023
  41. 06/12 builtin/show-ref: stop using global variable to count matchesPatrick Steinhardt, Oct 26, 2023
  42. Taylor BlauOct 30, 2023
  43. 07/12 builtin/show-ref: stop using global vars for `show_one()`Patrick Steinhardt, Oct 26, 2023
  44. 08/12 builtin/show-ref: refactor options for patterns subcommandPatrick Steinhardt, Oct 26, 2023
  45. 09/12 builtin/show-ref: ensure mutual exclusiveness of subcommandsPatrick Steinhardt, Oct 26, 2023
  46. Taylor BlauOct 30, 2023
  47. Patrick SteinhardtOct 31, 2023
  48. 10/12 builtin/show-ref: explicitly spell out different modes in synopsisPatrick Steinhardt, Oct 26, 2023
  49. 11/12 builtin/show-ref: add new mode to check for reference existencePatrick Steinhardt, Oct 26, 2023
  50. 12/12 t: use git-show-ref(1) to check for ref existencePatrick Steinhardt, Oct 26, 2023
  51. Taylor BlauOct 30, 2023
  52. Junio C HamanoOct 31, 2023
  53. 00/12 builtin/show-ref: introduce mode to check for ref existencePatrick Steinhardt, Oct 31, 2023
  54. 01/12 builtin/show-ref: convert pattern to a local variablePatrick Steinhardt, Oct 31, 2023
  55. 02/12 builtin/show-ref: split up different subcommandsPatrick Steinhardt, Oct 31, 2023
  56. 03/12 builtin/show-ref: fix leaking string bufferPatrick Steinhardt, Oct 31, 2023
  57. 04/12 builtin/show-ref: fix dead code when passing patternsPatrick Steinhardt, Oct 31, 2023
  58. 05/12 builtin/show-ref: refactor `--exclude-existing` optionsPatrick Steinhardt, Oct 31, 2023
  59. 06/12 builtin/show-ref: stop using global variable to count matchesPatrick Steinhardt, Oct 31, 2023
  60. 07/12 builtin/show-ref: stop using global vars for `show_one()`Patrick Steinhardt, Oct 31, 2023
  61. 08/12 builtin/show-ref: refactor options for patterns subcommandPatrick Steinhardt, Oct 31, 2023
  62. 09/12 builtin/show-ref: ensure mutual exclusiveness of subcommandsPatrick Steinhardt, Oct 31, 2023
  63. 10/12 builtin/show-ref: explicitly spell out different modes in synopsisPatrick Steinhardt, Oct 31, 2023
  64. 11/12 builtin/show-ref: add new mode to check for reference existencePatrick Steinhardt, Oct 31, 2023
  65. 12/12 t: use git-show-ref(1) to check for ref existencePatrick Steinhardt, Oct 31, 2023
  66. Taylor BlauOct 31, 2023

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