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[PATCH v2 01/14] index-pack: fix memory leaks

From
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Date
Mar 4, 2022, 18:32 UTC
Message-ID
<patch-v2-01.14-f46af9ad13f-20220304T182902Z-avarab@gmail.com>
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<cover-v2-00.14-00000000000-20220304T182902Z-avarab@gmail.com>

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, i.e. we still have failures in tests 3, 5 etc., which are being skipped here.

    ./t5300-pack-object.sh --run=1-2,4,6-27,30-42

It is a bit odd that we'll free "opts.anomaly", since the "opts" is a "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.

Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
---
 builtin/index-pack.c | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/builtin/index-pack.c b/builtin/index-pack.c
index 3c2e6aee3cc..5fe1adb3681 100644
--- a/builtin/index-pack.c
+++ b/builtin/index-pack.c
@@ -1109,6 +1109,7 @@ static void *threaded_second_pass(void *data)
 			list_add(&child->list, &work_head);
 			base_cache_used += child->size;
 			prune_base_data(NULL);
+			free_base_data(child);
 		} else {
 			/*
 			 * This child does not have its own children. It may be
@@ -1131,6 +1132,7 @@ static void *threaded_second_pass(void *data)
 
 				p = next_p;
 			}
+			FREE_AND_NULL(child);
 		}
 		work_unlock();
 	}
@@ -1424,6 +1426,7 @@ static void fix_unresolved_deltas(struct hashfile *f)
 		 * object).
 		 */
 		append_obj_to_pack(f, d->oid.hash, data, size, type);
+		free(data);
 		threaded_second_pass(NULL);
 
 		display_progress(progress, nr_resolved_deltas);
@@ -1703,6 +1706,7 @@ static void show_pack_info(int stat_only)
 			  i + 1,
 			  chain_histogram[i]);
 	}
+	free(chain_histogram);
 }
 
 int cmd_index_pack(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
@@ -1932,6 +1936,7 @@ int cmd_index_pack(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (do_fsck_object && fsck_finish(&fsck_options))
 		die(_("fsck error in pack objects"));
 
+	free(opts.anomaly);
 	free(objects);
 	strbuf_release(&index_name_buf);
 	strbuf_release(&rev_index_name_buf);
-- 
2.35.1.1248.gb68c9165ad8
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Message 22 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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