git/list[1] front-page[2] threads[3] people[4] search[5] about
 

[PATCH 00/10] sequencer API & users: fix widespread leaks

From
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Date
Dec 30, 2022, 07:28 UTC
Message-ID
<cover-00.10-00000000000-20221230T071741Z-avarab@gmail.com>

This series fixes various widespread leaks in the sequencer and its users (rebase, revert, cherry-pick). As a result 18 tests become leak-free in their entirety.

The main change is the 3/10 here, where we introduce a replay_opts_release() to free the "struct replay_opts". The rest is then either refactorings to be able to call that destructor (e.g. "return" to "goto cleanup"), or other miscellanious adjacent leaks.

This is a follow-up to the discussion ending at [1], as noted there the recent ff84d031a9d (Merge branch 'pw/rebase-no-reflog-action', 2022-11-23) ended up introducing a leak because of the disfunctional lack of a destructor (or rather, the current logic being tied up in sequencer_remove_state().

This can be queued and graduated independently of the other concurrent leak series I've submitted[2]. When the two are combined we'll end up passing more tests, i.e. both topics combined get us over the finish line for some of them, but neither one is enough in isolation.

But that's OK, we just won't opt them into the "linux-leaks" testing. I'll submit a follow-up similar to [3] at some later date to mark them as passing. I think that's a better trade-off than making these two depend on one another.

1. https://lore.kernel.org/git/221108.864jv9sc9r.gmgdl@evledraar.gmail.com/
2. https://lore.kernel.org/git/cover-v2-00.20-00000000000-20221230T020341Z-avarab@gmail.com/
3. https://lore.kernel.org/git/patch-v2-01.20-3de29c6d75f-20221230T020341Z-avarab@gmail.com/
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason (10):
  rebase: use "cleanup" pattern in do_interactive_rebase()
  sequencer.c: split up sequencer_remove_state()
  rebase & sequencer API: fix get_replay_opts() leak in "rebase"
  builtin/revert.c: refactor run_sequencer() return pattern
  builtin/revert.c: fix common leak by using replay_opts_release()
  builtin/revert.c: move free-ing of "revs" to replay_opts_release()
  builtin/rebase.c: fix "options.onto_name" leak
  sequencer.c: always free() the "msgbuf" in do_pick_commit()
  builtin/rebase.c: free() "options.strategy_opts"
  commit.c: free() revs.commit in get_fork_point()
 builtin/rebase.c                       | 19 +++++-----
 builtin/revert.c                       | 40 +++++++++++----------
 commit.c                               |  1 +
 sequencer.c                            | 48 +++++++++++++++++---------
 sequencer.h                            |  1 +
 t/t3405-rebase-malformed.sh            |  1 +
 t/t3412-rebase-root.sh                 |  1 +
 t/t3416-rebase-onto-threedots.sh       |  1 +
 t/t3419-rebase-patch-id.sh             |  1 +
 t/t3423-rebase-reword.sh               |  1 +
 t/t3425-rebase-topology-merges.sh      |  2 ++
 t/t3431-rebase-fork-point.sh           |  1 +
 t/t3432-rebase-fast-forward.sh         |  1 +
 t/t3437-rebase-fixup-options.sh        |  1 +
 t/t3438-rebase-broken-files.sh         |  2 ++
 t/t3501-revert-cherry-pick.sh          |  1 +
 t/t3502-cherry-pick-merge.sh           |  1 +
 t/t3503-cherry-pick-root.sh            |  1 +
 t/t3506-cherry-pick-ff.sh              |  1 +
 t/t3511-cherry-pick-x.sh               |  1 +
 t/t7402-submodule-rebase.sh            |  1 +
 t/t9106-git-svn-commit-diff-clobber.sh |  1 -
 t/t9164-git-svn-dcommit-concurrent.sh  |  1 -
 23 files changed, 82 insertions(+), 47 deletions(-)
-- 
2.39.0.1153.g589e4efe9dc
Next: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
Message 1 of 60 in “sequencer API & users: fix widespread leaks”
  1. 00/10 sequencer API & users: fix widespread leaksÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 30, 2022
  2. 01/10 rebase: use "cleanup" pattern in do_interactive_rebase()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 30, 2022
  3. Phillip WoodDec 31, 2022
  4. 02/10 sequencer.c: split up sequencer_remove_state()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 30, 2022
  5. René ScharfeDec 30, 2022
  6. Phillip WoodDec 31, 2022
  7. 03/10 rebase & sequencer API: fix get_replay_opts() leak in "rebase"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 30, 2022
  8. Phillip WoodDec 31, 2022
  9. 04/10 builtin/revert.c: refactor run_sequencer() return patternÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 30, 2022
  10. Junio C HamanoJan 1, 2023
  11. 05/10 builtin/revert.c: fix common leak by using replay_opts_release()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 30, 2022
  12. René ScharfeDec 30, 2022
  13. Phillip WoodDec 31, 2022
  14. 06/10 builtin/revert.c: move free-ing of "revs" to replay_opts_release()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 30, 2022
  15. 07/10 builtin/rebase.c: fix "options.onto_name" leakÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 30, 2022
  16. Phillip WoodDec 31, 2022
  17. 08/10 sequencer.c: always free() the "msgbuf" in do_pick_commit()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 30, 2022
  18. Phillip WoodDec 31, 2022
  19. 09/10 builtin/rebase.c: free() "options.strategy_opts"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 30, 2022
  20. 10/10 commit.c: free() revs.commit in get_fork_point()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 30, 2022
  21. Phillip WoodDec 31, 2022
  22. Junio C HamanoJan 1, 2023
  23. 0/9 sequencer API & users: fix widespread leaksÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2023
  24. 1/9 rebase: use "cleanup" pattern in do_interactive_rebase()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2023
  25. 2/9 sequencer.c: split up sequencer_remove_state()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2023
  26. 4/9 builtin/revert.c: move free-ing of "revs" to replay_opts_release()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2023
  27. Phillip WoodJan 13, 2023
  28. 3/9 rebase & sequencer API: fix get_replay_opts() leak in "rebase"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2023
  29. Phillip WoodJan 13, 2023
  30. 6/9 builtin/rebase.c: fix "options.onto_name" leakÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2023
  31. Phillip WoodJan 13, 2023
  32. 5/9 builtin/rebase.c: rename "squash_onto_name" to "to_free"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2023
  33. Phillip WoodJan 13, 2023
  34. 7/9 sequencer.c: always free() the "msgbuf" in do_pick_commit()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2023
  35. 8/9 builtin/rebase.c: free() "options.strategy_opts"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2023
  36. 9/9 commit.c: free() revs.commit in get_fork_point()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2023
  37. Phillip WoodJan 13, 2023
  38. Junio C HamanoJan 13, 2023
  39. 0/8 sequencer API & users: fix widespread leaksÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 18, 2023
  40. 1/8 rebase: use "cleanup" pattern in do_interactive_rebase()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 18, 2023
  41. 2/8 sequencer.c: split up sequencer_remove_state()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 18, 2023
  42. 3/8 rebase & sequencer API: fix get_replay_opts() leak in "rebase"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 18, 2023
  43. Phillip WoodJan 24, 2023
  44. 4/8 builtin/revert.c: move free-ing of "revs" to replay_opts_release()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 18, 2023
  45. 6/8 sequencer.c: always free() the "msgbuf" in do_pick_commit()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 18, 2023
  46. 8/8 commit.c: free() revs.commit in get_fork_point()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 18, 2023
  47. 7/8 builtin/rebase.c: free() "options.strategy_opts"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 18, 2023
  48. 0/8 sequencer API & users: fix widespread leaksÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 6, 2023
  49. 1/8 rebase: use "cleanup" pattern in do_interactive_rebase()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 6, 2023
  50. 2/8 sequencer.c: split up sequencer_remove_state()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 6, 2023
  51. 3/8 sequencer API users: fix get_replay_opts() leaksÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 6, 2023
  52. 4/8 builtin/revert.c: move free-ing of "revs" to replay_opts_release()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 6, 2023
  53. 5/8 builtin/rebase.c: fix "options.onto_name" leakÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 6, 2023
  54. 7/8 builtin/rebase.c: free() "options.strategy_opts"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 6, 2023
  55. 6/8 sequencer.c: always free() the "msgbuf" in do_pick_commit()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 6, 2023
  56. 8/8 commit.c: free() revs.commit in get_fork_point()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 6, 2023
  57. Phillip WoodFeb 7, 2023
  58. 5/8 builtin/rebase.c: fix "options.onto_name" leakÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 18, 2023
  59. Phillip WoodJan 24, 2023
  60. Phillip WoodJan 24, 2023

Read the whole thread, see it on lore, or plain text.

$ cat FOOTERMessages come from the public archive at lore.kernel.org/git, fetched every hour. The front page is chosen and written each morning by an AI editor and can be wrong; the threads themselves are the record. About and API. For agents: an MCP server at https://gitlist.dev/mcp, and any thread, story or person page as Markdown by adding .md to its URL (or sending Accept: text/markdown). Details in /llms.txt.