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Re: [PATCH 01/14] index-pack: fix memory leaks

From
Derrick Stolee <derrickstolee@github.com>
Date
Mar 2, 2022, 20:36 UTC
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<e3ad8853-a33d-a70b-4ace-92873c9d1401@github.com>
In-Reply-To
<patch-01.14-bcba06e1d28-20220302T170718Z-avarab@gmail.com>
On 3/2/2022 12:10 PM, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote:
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> Fix various memory leaks in "git index-pack", due to how tightly
> coupled this command is with the revision walking this doesn't make
> any new tests pass, but e.g. this now passes, and had several failures before:
> 
>     ./t5300-pack-object.sh --run=1-2,4,6-27,30-42
Do you mean that these tests now pass under leak check?
 
> it is a bit odd that we'll free "opts.anomaly", since the "opts" is a
s/it/It/
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> "struct pack_idx_option" declared in pack.h. In pack-write.c there's a
> reset_pack_idx_option(), but it only wipes the contents, but doesn't
> free() anything.
> 
> Doing this here in cmd_index_pack() is correct because while the
> struct is declared in pack.h, this code in builtin/index-pack.c (in
> read_v2_anomalous_offsets()) is what allocates the "opts.anomaly", so
> we should also free it here.
Makes sense. Code diff looks good.

Thanks, -Stolee

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Message 3 of 37 in “tree-wide: small fixes for memory leaks”
  1. 00/14 tree-wide: small fixes for memory leaksÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 2, 2022
  2. 01/14 index-pack: fix memory leaksÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 2, 2022
  3. Derrick StoleeMar 2, 2022
  4. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonMar 3, 2022
  5. 02/14 merge-base: free() allocated "struct commit **" listÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 2, 2022
  6. 03/14 diff.c: free "buf" in diff_words_flush()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 2, 2022
  7. 05/14 remote-curl.c: free memory in cmd_main()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 2, 2022
  8. 04/14 urlmatch.c: add and use a *_release() functionÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 2, 2022
  9. 06/14 bundle: call strvec_clear() on allocated strvecÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 2, 2022
  10. 08/14 submodule--helper: fix trivial leak in module_add()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 2, 2022
  11. 07/14 transport: stop needlessly copying bundle header referencesÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 2, 2022
  12. Derrick StoleeMar 2, 2022
  13. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonMar 3, 2022
  14. 09/14 commit-graph: fix memory leak in misused string_list APIÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 2, 2022
  15. 10/14 commit-graph: stop fill_oids_from_packs() progress on error and free()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 2, 2022
  16. 11/14 lockfile API users: simplify and don't leak "path"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 2, 2022
  17. 12/14 range-diff: plug memory leak in common invocationÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 2, 2022
  18. 14/14 repository.c: free the "path cache" in repo_clear()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 2, 2022
  19. 13/14 range-diff: plug memory leak in read_patches()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 2, 2022
  20. Derrick StoleeMar 2, 2022
  21. 00/14 tree-wide: small fixes for memory leaksÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 4, 2022
  22. 01/14 index-pack: fix memory leaksÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 4, 2022
  23. 02/14 merge-base: free() allocated "struct commit **" listÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 4, 2022
  24. 03/14 diff.c: free "buf" in diff_words_flush()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 4, 2022
  25. 04/14 urlmatch.c: add and use a *_release() functionÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 4, 2022
  26. 05/14 remote-curl.c: free memory in cmd_main()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 4, 2022
  27. 06/14 bundle: call strvec_clear() on allocated strvecÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 4, 2022
  28. 07/14 transport: stop needlessly copying bundle header referencesÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 4, 2022
  29. Derrick StoleeMar 4, 2022
  30. 09/14 commit-graph: fix memory leak in misused string_list APIÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 4, 2022
  31. 12/14 range-diff: plug memory leak in common invocationÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 4, 2022
  32. 13/14 range-diff: plug memory leak in read_patches()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 4, 2022
  33. 11/14 lockfile API users: simplify and don't leak "path"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 4, 2022
  34. 14/14 repository.c: free the "path cache" in repo_clear()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 4, 2022
  35. 10/14 commit-graph: stop fill_oids_from_packs() progress on error and free()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 4, 2022
  36. 08/14 submodule--helper: fix trivial leak in module_add()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 4, 2022
  37. Derrick StoleeMar 4, 2022

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