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[PATCH 7/7] merge: add missing strbuf_release()

From
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Date
Oct 6, 2021, 10:02 UTC
Message-ID
<patch-7.7-d7c94fa2851-20211006T095426Z-avarab@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<cover-0.7-00000000000-20211006T095426Z-avarab@gmail.com>

We strbuf_reset() this "struct strbuf" in a loop earlier, but never freed it. Plugs a memory leak that's been here ever since this code got introduced in 1c7b76be7d6 (Build in merge, 2008-07-07).

This takes us from 68 failed tests in "t7600-merge.sh" to 59 under SANITIZE=leak, and makes "t7604-merge-custom-message.sh" pass!

Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
---
 builtin/merge.c                 | 2 ++
 t/t7604-merge-custom-message.sh | 1 +
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/builtin/merge.c b/builtin/merge.c
index b4bdba2faf6..cd0f0b9e3f2 100644
--- a/builtin/merge.c
+++ b/builtin/merge.c
@@ -1579,6 +1579,7 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 		finish(head_commit, remoteheads, &commit->object.oid, msg.buf);
 		remove_merge_branch_state(the_repository);
+		strbuf_release(&msg);
 		goto done;
 	} else if (!remoteheads->next && common->next)
 		;
@@ -1749,6 +1750,7 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		ret = suggest_conflicts();
 
 done:
+	strbuf_release(&buf);
 	free(branch_to_free);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/t/t7604-merge-custom-message.sh b/t/t7604-merge-custom-message.sh
index cd4f9607dc1..eca75551016 100755
--- a/t/t7604-merge-custom-message.sh
+++ b/t/t7604-merge-custom-message.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ test_description='git merge
 
 Testing merge when using a custom message for the merge commit.'
 
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 create_merge_msgs() {
-- 
2.33.0.1441.gbbcdb4c3c66
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Message 9 of 23 in “leak tests: fix "test-tool" & other small leaks”
  1. 0/7 leak tests: fix "test-tool" & other small leaksÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 6, 2021
  2. 1/7 tests: fix a memory leak in test-prio-queue.cÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 6, 2021
  3. 2/7 tests: fix a memory leak in test-parse-options.cÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 6, 2021
  4. Elijah NewrenOct 6, 2021
  5. 3/7 tests: fix a memory leak in test-oidtree.cÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 6, 2021
  6. 5/7 ls-files: fix a trivial dir_clear() leakÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 6, 2021
  7. 4/7 tests: fix test-oid-array leak, test in SANITIZE=leakÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 6, 2021
  8. 6/7 ls-files: add missing string_list_clear()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 6, 2021
  9. 7/7 merge: add missing strbuf_release()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 6, 2021
  10. Elijah NewrenOct 6, 2021
  11. 0/7 leak tests: fix "test-tool" & other small leaksÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 7, 2021
  12. 1/7 tests: fix a memory leak in test-prio-queue.cÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 7, 2021
  13. 2/7 tests: fix a memory leak in test-parse-options.cÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 7, 2021
  14. 3/7 tests: fix a memory leak in test-oidtree.cÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 7, 2021
  15. 4/7 tests: fix test-oid-array leak, test in SANITIZE=leakÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 7, 2021
  16. 7/7 merge: add missing strbuf_release()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 7, 2021
  17. 6/7 ls-files: add missing string_list_clear()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 7, 2021
  18. 5/7 ls-files: fix a trivial dir_clear() leakÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 7, 2021
  19. Junio C HamanoOct 7, 2021
  20. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonOct 13, 2021
  21. Junio C HamanoOct 13, 2021
  22. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonOct 14, 2021
  23. Junio C HamanoOct 14, 2021

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