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[PATCH 05/17] dir.c: free "ident" and "exclude_per_dir" in "struct untracked_cache"

From
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Date
Nov 3, 2022, 17:06 UTC
Message-ID
<patch-05.17-29123e62391-20221103T164632Z-avarab@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<cover-00.17-00000000000-20221103T164632Z-avarab@gmail.com>

When the "ident" member of the structure was added in 1e8fef609e7 (untracked cache: guard and disable on system changes, 2015-03-08) this function wasn't updated to free it. Let's do so.

Let's also free the "exclude_per_dir" memory we've been leaking since[1], while making sure not to free() the constant ".gitignore" string we add by default[2].

As we now have three struct members we're freeing let's change free_untracked_cache() to return early if "uc" isn't defined. We won't hand it to free() now, but that was just for convenience, once we're dealing with >=2 struct members this pattern is more convenient.

1. f9e6c649589 (untracked cache: load from UNTR index extension,
   2015-03-08)
2. 039bc64e886 (core.excludesfile clean-up, 2007-11-14)
Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
---
 dir.c | 10 +++++++---
 dir.h |  1 +
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c
index d604d1bab98..fbdb24fc819 100644
--- a/dir.c
+++ b/dir.c
@@ -3581,8 +3581,12 @@ static void free_untracked(struct untracked_cache_dir *ucd)
 
 void free_untracked_cache(struct untracked_cache *uc)
 {
-	if (uc)
-		free_untracked(uc->root);
+	if (!uc)
+		return;
+
+	free(uc->exclude_per_dir_to_free);
+	strbuf_release(&uc->ident);
+	free_untracked(uc->root);
 	free(uc);
 }
 
@@ -3739,7 +3743,7 @@ struct untracked_cache *read_untracked_extension(const void *data, unsigned long
 		      next + offset + hashsz);
 	uc->dir_flags = get_be32(next + ouc_offset(dir_flags));
 	exclude_per_dir = (const char *)next + exclude_per_dir_offset;
-	uc->exclude_per_dir = xstrdup(exclude_per_dir);
+	uc->exclude_per_dir = uc->exclude_per_dir_to_free = xstrdup(exclude_per_dir);
 	/* NUL after exclude_per_dir is covered by sizeof(*ouc) */
 	next += exclude_per_dir_offset + strlen(exclude_per_dir) + 1;
 	if (next >= end)
diff --git a/dir.h b/dir.h
index 674747d93af..8acfc044181 100644
--- a/dir.h
+++ b/dir.h
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ struct untracked_cache {
 	struct oid_stat ss_info_exclude;
 	struct oid_stat ss_excludes_file;
 	const char *exclude_per_dir;
+	char *exclude_per_dir_to_free;
 	struct strbuf ident;
 	/*
 	 * dir_struct#flags must match dir_flags or the untracked
-- 
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  1. 00/17 leak fixes: use existing constructors & other triviaÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 3, 2022
  2. 02/17 {reset,merge}: call discard_index() before returningÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 3, 2022
  3. 01/17 tests: mark tests as passing with SANITIZE=leakÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 3, 2022
  4. 04/17 read-cache.c: clear and free "sparse_checkout_patterns"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 3, 2022
  5. 05/17 dir.c: free "ident" and "exclude_per_dir" in "struct untracked_cache"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 3, 2022
  6. 06/17 built-ins & libs & helpers: add/move destructors, fix leaksÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 3, 2022
  7. 07/17 unpack-file: fix ancient leak in create_temp_file()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 3, 2022
  8. 09/17 ls-files: fix a --with-tree memory leakÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 3, 2022
  9. 10/17 sequencer.c: fix "opts->strategy" leak in read_strategy_opts()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 3, 2022
  10. Phillip WoodNov 4, 2022
  11. Taylor BlauNov 4, 2022
  12. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 5, 2022
  13. Phillip WoodNov 8, 2022
  14. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 8, 2022
  15. 03/17 commit: discard partial cache before (re-)reading itÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 3, 2022
  16. 08/17 revision API: call graph_clear() in release_revisions()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 3, 2022
  17. 12/17 sequencer.c: fix a pick_commits() leakÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 3, 2022
  18. 11/17 connected.c: free the "struct packed_git"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 3, 2022
  19. 13/17 rebase: don't leak on "--abort"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 3, 2022
  20. Phillip WoodNov 4, 2022
  21. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 5, 2022
  22. 16/17 revert: fix parse_options_concat() leakÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 3, 2022
  23. 14/17 sequencer.c: fix sequencer_continue() leakÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 3, 2022
  24. 15/17 cherry-pick: free "struct replay_opts" membersÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 3, 2022
  25. 17/17 built-ins: use free() not UNLEAK() if trivial, rm dead codeÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 3, 2022
  26. Phillip WoodNov 4, 2022
  27. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 5, 2022
  28. Phillip WoodNov 7, 2022
  29. 00/15 leak fixes: use existing constructors & other triviaÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 8, 2022
  30. 01/15 tests: mark tests as passing with SANITIZE=leakÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 8, 2022
  31. 02/15 {reset,merge}: call discard_index() before returningÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 8, 2022
  32. 04/15 read-cache.c: clear and free "sparse_checkout_patterns"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 8, 2022
  33. 03/15 commit: discard partial cache before (re-)reading itÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 8, 2022
  34. 05/15 dir.c: free "ident" and "exclude_per_dir" in "struct untracked_cache"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 8, 2022
  35. 06/15 built-ins & libs & helpers: add/move destructors, fix leaksÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 8, 2022
  36. 08/15 revision API: call graph_clear() in release_revisions()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 8, 2022
  37. 07/15 unpack-file: fix ancient leak in create_temp_file()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 8, 2022
  38. 09/15 ls-files: fix a --with-tree memory leakÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 8, 2022
  39. 10/15 sequencer.c: fix "opts->strategy" leak in read_strategy_opts()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 8, 2022
  40. 11/15 connected.c: free the "struct packed_git"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 8, 2022
  41. 13/15 cherry-pick: free "struct replay_opts" membersÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 8, 2022
  42. 12/15 rebase: don't leak on "--abort"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 8, 2022
  43. 15/15 built-ins: use free() not UNLEAK() if trivial, rm dead codeÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 8, 2022
  44. 14/15 revert: fix parse_options_concat() leakÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 8, 2022
  45. Taylor BlauNov 8, 2022

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