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[PATCH 05/14] remote-curl.c: free memory in cmd_main()

From
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Date
Mar 2, 2022, 17:10 UTC
Message-ID
<patch-05.14-8891fd44c7c-20220302T170718Z-avarab@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<cover-00.14-00000000000-20220302T170718Z-avarab@gmail.com>

Plug a trivial memory leak in code added in a2d725b7bdf (Use an external program to implement fetching with curl, 2009-08-05).

To do this have the cmd_main() use a "goto cleanup" pattern, and to return an error of 1 unless we can fall through to the http_cleanup() at the end.

Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
---
 remote-curl.c | 12 ++++++++----
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/remote-curl.c b/remote-curl.c
index 0dabef2dd7c..ff44f41011e 100644
--- a/remote-curl.c
+++ b/remote-curl.c
@@ -1472,11 +1472,12 @@ int cmd_main(int argc, const char **argv)
 {
 	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 	int nongit;
+	int ret = 1;
 
 	setup_git_directory_gently(&nongit);
 	if (argc < 2) {
 		error(_("remote-curl: usage: git remote-curl <remote> [<url>]"));
-		return 1;
+		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
 	options.verbosity = 1;
@@ -1508,7 +1509,7 @@ int cmd_main(int argc, const char **argv)
 		if (strbuf_getline_lf(&buf, stdin) == EOF) {
 			if (ferror(stdin))
 				error(_("remote-curl: error reading command stream from git"));
-			return 1;
+			goto cleanup;
 		}
 		if (buf.len == 0)
 			break;
@@ -1556,12 +1557,15 @@ int cmd_main(int argc, const char **argv)
 				break;
 		} else {
 			error(_("remote-curl: unknown command '%s' from git"), buf.buf);
-			return 1;
+			goto cleanup;
 		}
 		strbuf_reset(&buf);
 	} while (1);
 
 	http_cleanup();
+	ret = 0;
+cleanup:
+	strbuf_release(&buf);
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
-- 
2.35.1.1228.g56895c6ee86
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Message 7 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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