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[PATCH v2 07/29] revision: fix leaking display notes

From
Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Date
Jun 11, 2024, 09:19 UTC
Message-ID
<b9c3a34ae17e5e865ce3860934c990a3ed6213c2.1718095906.git.ps@pks.im>
In-Reply-To
<cover.1718095906.git.ps@pks.im>

We never free the display notes options embedded into `struct revision`. Implement a new function `release_display_notes()` that we can call in `release_revisions()` to fix this.

There is another gotcha here though: we play some games with the string list used to track extra notes refs, where we sometimes set the bit that indicates that strings should be strdup'd and sometimes unset it. This dance is done to avoid a copy of an already-allocated string when we call `enable_ref_display_notes()`. But this dance is rather pointless as we can instead call `string_list_append_nodup()` to transfer ownership of the allocated string to the list.

Refactor the code to do so and drop the `strdup_strings` dance.
Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
---
 notes.c          | 14 ++++++++------
 notes.h          |  5 +++++
 revision.c       |  1 +
 t/t3301-notes.sh |  1 +
 4 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/notes.c b/notes.c
index 53ca25c814..6a157e34ce 100644
--- a/notes.c
+++ b/notes.c
@@ -1060,6 +1060,12 @@ void init_display_notes(struct display_notes_opt *opt)
 {
 	memset(opt, 0, sizeof(*opt));
 	opt->use_default_notes = -1;
+	string_list_init_dup(&opt->extra_notes_refs);
+}
+
+void release_display_notes(struct display_notes_opt *opt)
+{
+	string_list_clear(&opt->extra_notes_refs, 0);
 }
 
 void enable_default_display_notes(struct display_notes_opt *opt, int *show_notes)
@@ -1073,19 +1079,15 @@ void enable_ref_display_notes(struct display_notes_opt *opt, int *show_notes,
 	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 	strbuf_addstr(&buf, ref);
 	expand_notes_ref(&buf);
-	string_list_append(&opt->extra_notes_refs,
-			strbuf_detach(&buf, NULL));
+	string_list_append_nodup(&opt->extra_notes_refs,
+				 strbuf_detach(&buf, NULL));
 	*show_notes = 1;
 }
 
 void disable_display_notes(struct display_notes_opt *opt, int *show_notes)
 {
 	opt->use_default_notes = -1;
-	/* we have been strdup'ing ourselves, so trick
-	 * string_list into free()ing strings */
-	opt->extra_notes_refs.strdup_strings = 1;
 	string_list_clear(&opt->extra_notes_refs, 0);
-	opt->extra_notes_refs.strdup_strings = 0;
 	*show_notes = 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/notes.h b/notes.h
index 064fd7143a..235216944b 100644
--- a/notes.h
+++ b/notes.h
@@ -275,6 +275,11 @@ struct display_notes_opt {
  */
 void init_display_notes(struct display_notes_opt *opt);
 
+/*
+ * Release resources acquired by the display_notes_opt.
+ */
+void release_display_notes(struct display_notes_opt *opt);
+
 /*
  * This family of functions enables or disables the display of notes. In
  * particular, 'enable_default_display_notes' will display the default notes,
diff --git a/revision.c b/revision.c
index af95502d92..75e71bcaea 100644
--- a/revision.c
+++ b/revision.c
@@ -3168,6 +3168,7 @@ void release_revisions(struct rev_info *revs)
 {
 	free_commit_list(revs->commits);
 	free_commit_list(revs->ancestry_path_bottoms);
+	release_display_notes(&revs->notes_opt);
 	object_array_clear(&revs->pending);
 	object_array_clear(&revs->boundary_commits);
 	release_revisions_cmdline(&revs->cmdline);
diff --git a/t/t3301-notes.sh b/t/t3301-notes.sh
index cf23c06c09..536bd11ff4 100755
--- a/t/t3301-notes.sh
+++ b/t/t3301-notes.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 test_description='Test commit notes'
 
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 write_script fake_editor <<\EOF
-- 
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  1. 00/29 Memory leak fixes (pt.2)Patrick Steinhardt, Jun 3, 2024
  2. 01/29 revision: fix memory leak when reversing revisionsPatrick Steinhardt, Jun 3, 2024
  3. 02/29 parse-options: fix leaks for users of OPT_FILENAMEPatrick Steinhardt, Jun 3, 2024
  4. Karthik NayakJun 6, 2024
  5. 03/29 notes-utils: free note trees when releasing copied notesPatrick Steinhardt, Jun 3, 2024
  6. Karthik NayakJun 6, 2024
  7. 04/29 bundle: plug leaks in `create_bundle()`Patrick Steinhardt, Jun 3, 2024
  8. 05/29 biultin/rev-parse: fix memory leaks in `--parseopt` modePatrick Steinhardt, Jun 3, 2024
  9. 06/29 merge-recursive: fix leaging rename conflict infoPatrick Steinhardt, Jun 3, 2024
  10. Karthik NayakJun 6, 2024
  11. 07/29 revision: fix leaking display notesPatrick Steinhardt, Jun 3, 2024
  12. 08/29 notes: fix memory leak when pruning notesPatrick Steinhardt, Jun 3, 2024
  13. 09/29 builtin/rev-list: fix leaking bitmap index when calculating disk usagePatrick Steinhardt, Jun 3, 2024
  14. 10/29 object-name: free leaking object contextsPatrick Steinhardt, Jun 3, 2024
  15. 11/29 builtin/difftool: plug memory leaks in `run_dir_diff()`Patrick Steinhardt, Jun 3, 2024
  16. 12/29 builtin/merge-recursive: fix leaking object ID basesPatrick Steinhardt, Jun 3, 2024
  17. 13/29 merge-recursive: fix memory leak when finalizing mergePatrick Steinhardt, Jun 3, 2024
  18. Karthik NayakJun 6, 2024
  19. Phillip WoodJun 6, 2024
  20. Karthik NayakJun 12, 2024
  21. 14/29 builtin/log: fix leaking commit list in git-cherry(1)Patrick Steinhardt, Jun 3, 2024
  22. 15/29 revision: free diff optionsPatrick Steinhardt, Jun 3, 2024
  23. 16/29 builtin/stash: fix leak in `show_stash()`Patrick Steinhardt, Jun 3, 2024
  24. 17/29 rerere: fix various trivial leaksPatrick Steinhardt, Jun 3, 2024
  25. 18/29 config: fix leaking "core.notesref" variablePatrick Steinhardt, Jun 3, 2024
  26. 19/29 commit: fix leaking parents when calling `commit_tree_extended()`Patrick Steinhardt, Jun 3, 2024
  27. 20/29 sequencer: fix leaking string buffer in `commit_staged_changes()`Patrick Steinhardt, Jun 3, 2024
  28. Phillip WoodJun 3, 2024
  29. Patrick SteinhardtJun 4, 2024
  30. Patrick SteinhardtJun 4, 2024
  31. Phillip WoodJun 4, 2024
  32. 21/29 apply: fix leaking string in `match_fragment()`Patrick Steinhardt, Jun 3, 2024
  33. 22/29 builtin/clone: plug leaking HEAD ref in `wanted_peer_refs()`Patrick Steinhardt, Jun 3, 2024
  34. 23/29 sequencer: fix memory leaks in `make_script_with_merges()`Patrick Steinhardt, Jun 3, 2024
  35. 24/29 builtin/merge: fix leaking `struct cmdnames` in `get_strategy()`Patrick Steinhardt, Jun 3, 2024
  36. 25/29 merge: fix leaking merge basesPatrick Steinhardt, Jun 3, 2024
  37. 26/29 line-range: plug leaking find functionsPatrick Steinhardt, Jun 3, 2024
  38. 27/29 blame: fix leaking data for blame scoreboardsPatrick Steinhardt, Jun 3, 2024
  39. 28/29 builtin/blame: fix leaking prefixed pathsPatrick Steinhardt, Jun 3, 2024
  40. 29/29 builtin/blame: fix leaking ignore revs filesPatrick Steinhardt, Jun 3, 2024
  41. Karthik NayakJun 6, 2024
  42. Patrick SteinhardtJun 7, 2024
  43. 00/29 Memory leak fixes (pt.2)Patrick Steinhardt, Jun 11, 2024
  44. 01/29 revision: fix memory leak when reversing revisionsPatrick Steinhardt, Jun 11, 2024
  45. 02/29 parse-options: fix leaks for users of OPT_FILENAMEPatrick Steinhardt, Jun 11, 2024
  46. 03/29 notes-utils: free note trees when releasing copied notesPatrick Steinhardt, Jun 11, 2024
  47. 04/29 bundle: plug leaks in `create_bundle()`Patrick Steinhardt, Jun 11, 2024
  48. 05/29 biultin/rev-parse: fix memory leaks in `--parseopt` modePatrick Steinhardt, Jun 11, 2024
  49. 06/29 merge-recursive: fix leaking rename conflict infoPatrick Steinhardt, Jun 11, 2024
  50. 07/29 revision: fix leaking display notesPatrick Steinhardt, Jun 11, 2024
  51. 08/29 notes: fix memory leak when pruning notesPatrick Steinhardt, Jun 11, 2024
  52. 09/29 builtin/rev-list: fix leaking bitmap index when calculating disk usagePatrick Steinhardt, Jun 11, 2024
  53. 10/29 object-name: free leaking object contextsPatrick Steinhardt, Jun 11, 2024
  54. 11/29 builtin/difftool: plug memory leaks in `run_dir_diff()`Patrick Steinhardt, Jun 11, 2024
  55. 12/29 builtin/merge-recursive: fix leaking object ID basesPatrick Steinhardt, Jun 11, 2024
  56. 13/29 merge-recursive: fix memory leak when finalizing mergePatrick Steinhardt, Jun 11, 2024
  57. 14/29 builtin/log: fix leaking commit list in git-cherry(1)Patrick Steinhardt, Jun 11, 2024
  58. 15/29 revision: free diff optionsPatrick Steinhardt, Jun 11, 2024
  59. 16/29 builtin/stash: fix leak in `show_stash()`Patrick Steinhardt, Jun 11, 2024
  60. 17/29 rerere: fix various trivial leaksPatrick Steinhardt, Jun 11, 2024
  61. 18/29 config: fix leaking "core.notesref" variablePatrick Steinhardt, Jun 11, 2024
  62. 19/29 commit: fix leaking parents when calling `commit_tree_extended()`Patrick Steinhardt, Jun 11, 2024
  63. 20/29 sequencer: fix leaking string buffer in `commit_staged_changes()`Patrick Steinhardt, Jun 11, 2024
  64. 21/29 apply: fix leaking string in `match_fragment()`Patrick Steinhardt, Jun 11, 2024
  65. 22/29 builtin/clone: plug leaking HEAD ref in `wanted_peer_refs()`Patrick Steinhardt, Jun 11, 2024
  66. 23/29 sequencer: fix memory leaks in `make_script_with_merges()`Patrick Steinhardt, Jun 11, 2024
  67. 24/29 builtin/merge: fix leaking `struct cmdnames` in `get_strategy()`Patrick Steinhardt, Jun 11, 2024
  68. 25/29 merge: fix leaking merge basesPatrick Steinhardt, Jun 11, 2024
  69. 26/29 line-range: plug leaking find functionsPatrick Steinhardt, Jun 11, 2024
  70. 27/29 blame: fix leaking data for blame scoreboardsPatrick Steinhardt, Jun 11, 2024
  71. 28/29 builtin/blame: fix leaking prefixed pathsPatrick Steinhardt, Jun 11, 2024
  72. 29/29 builtin/blame: fix leaking ignore revs filesPatrick Steinhardt, Jun 11, 2024
  73. Phillip WoodJun 12, 2024
  74. Karthik NayakJun 12, 2024

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