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[PATCH v2 14/15] revert: fix parse_options_concat() leak

From
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Date
Nov 8, 2022, 18:17 UTC
Message-ID
<patch-v2-14.15-614c8fc1aef-20221108T172650Z-avarab@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<cover-v2-00.15-00000000000-20221108T172650Z-avarab@gmail.com>

Free memory from parse_options_concat(), which comes from code originally added (then extended) in [1].

At this point we could get several more tests leak-free by free()-ing the xstrdup() just above the line being changed, but that one's trickier than it seems. The sequencer_remove_state() function supposedly owns it, but sometimes we don't call it. I have a fix for it, but it's non-trivial, so let's fix the easy one first.

1. c62f6ec341b (revert: add --ff option to allow fast forward when
   cherry-picking, 2010-03-06)
Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
---
 builtin/revert.c            | 1 +
 t/t3429-rebase-edit-todo.sh | 1 +
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/builtin/revert.c b/builtin/revert.c
index 0f81c8a795a..8bc87e4c770 100644
--- a/builtin/revert.c
+++ b/builtin/revert.c
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ static int run_sequencer(int argc, const char **argv, struct replay_opts *opts)
 	opts->strategy = xstrdup_or_null(opts->strategy);
 	if (!opts->strategy && getenv("GIT_TEST_MERGE_ALGORITHM"))
 		opts->strategy = xstrdup(getenv("GIT_TEST_MERGE_ALGORITHM"));
+	free(options);
 
 	if (cmd == 'q') {
 		int ret = sequencer_remove_state(opts);
diff --git a/t/t3429-rebase-edit-todo.sh b/t/t3429-rebase-edit-todo.sh
index abd66f36021..8e0d03969a2 100755
--- a/t/t3429-rebase-edit-todo.sh
+++ b/t/t3429-rebase-edit-todo.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 test_description='rebase should reread the todo file if an exec modifies it'
 
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 . "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-rebase.sh
 
-- 
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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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