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Re: [PATCH v3 1/9] repository: fix repo_init() memleak due to missing _clear()

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Mar 15, 2026, 04:55 UTC
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<20260309133739.294555-2-adrian.ratiu@collabora.com>
Adrian Ratiu <adrian.ratiu@collabora.com> writes:
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> There is an old pre-existing memory leak in repo_init() due to failing
> to call clear_repository_format() in the error case.
>
> It went undetected because a specific bug is required to trigger it:
> enable a v1 extension in a repository with format v0. Obviously this
> can only happen in a development environment, so it does not trigger
> in normal usage, however the memleak is real and needs fixing.
>
> Fix it by also calling clear_repository_format() in the error case.
>
> Signed-off-by: Adrian Ratiu <adrian.ratiu@collabora.com>
> ---
>  repository.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> diff --git a/repository.c b/repository.c
> index 0b8f7ec200..fb4356ca55 100644
> --- a/repository.c
> +++ b/repository.c
> @@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ int repo_init(struct repository *repo,
>  	return 0;
>  
>  error:
> +	clear_repository_format(&format);
>  	repo_clear(repo);
>  	return -1;
>  }

It is arguable if the fault is on the caller, or the callee which is read_and_verify_repository_format() that answers the caller "hey, you do not have a valid format to work with" without releasing the thing *it* sample-read. As you said, this only triggers in a broken environment, and there is just a single caller-callee involved, so I am fine fixing it on the caller side like this patch does.

Thanks.
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Message 26 of 113 in “Run hooks in parallel”
  1. 0/4 Run hooks in parallelAdrian Ratiu, Feb 4, 2026
  2. 1/4 config: add a repo_config_get_uint() helperAdrian Ratiu, Feb 4, 2026
  3. 3/4 hook: introduce extensions.hookStdoutToStderrAdrian Ratiu, Feb 4, 2026
  4. 2/4 hook: allow parallel hook executionAdrian Ratiu, Feb 4, 2026
  5. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 11, 2026
  6. Adrian RatiuFeb 12, 2026
  7. 4/4 hook: allow runtime enabling extensions.hookStdoutToStderrAdrian Ratiu, Feb 4, 2026
  8. Phillip WoodFeb 12, 2026
  9. Adrian RatiuFeb 12, 2026
  10. Phillip WoodFeb 13, 2026
  11. Adrian RatiuFeb 13, 2026
  12. 00/10 Run hooks in parallelAdrian Ratiu, Feb 22, 2026
  13. 02/10 config: add a repo_config_get_uint() helperAdrian Ratiu, Feb 22, 2026
  14. 03/10 hook: refactor hook_config_cache from strmap to named structAdrian Ratiu, Feb 22, 2026
  15. 04/10 hook: parse the hook.jobs configAdrian Ratiu, Feb 22, 2026
  16. 06/10 hook: mark non-parallelizable hooksAdrian Ratiu, Feb 22, 2026
  17. 01/10 repository: fix repo_init() memleak due to missing _clear()Adrian Ratiu, Feb 22, 2026
  18. 05/10 hook: allow parallel hook executionAdrian Ratiu, Feb 22, 2026
  19. 08/10 hook: add per-event jobs configAdrian Ratiu, Feb 22, 2026
  20. 09/10 hook: introduce extensions.hookStdoutToStderrAdrian Ratiu, Feb 22, 2026
  21. 10/10 hook: allow runtime enabling extensions.hookStdoutToStderrAdrian Ratiu, Feb 22, 2026
  22. 07/10 hook: add -j/--jobs option to git hook runAdrian Ratiu, Feb 22, 2026
  23. 0/9 Run hooks in parallelAdrian Ratiu, Mar 9, 2026
  24. 2/9 config: add a repo_config_get_uint() helperAdrian Ratiu, Mar 9, 2026
  25. 1/9 repository: fix repo_init() memleak due to missing _clear()Adrian Ratiu, Mar 9, 2026
  26. Junio C HamanoMar 15, 2026
  27. Junio C HamanoMar 15, 2026
  28. 3/9 hook: parse the hook.jobs configAdrian Ratiu, Mar 9, 2026
  29. Junio C HamanoMar 15, 2026
  30. 5/9 hook: mark non-parallelizable hooksAdrian Ratiu, Mar 9, 2026
  31. Junio C HamanoMar 15, 2026
  32. Adrian RatiuMar 18, 2026
  33. 6/9 hook: add -j/--jobs option to git hook runAdrian Ratiu, Mar 9, 2026
  34. Junio C HamanoMar 15, 2026
  35. Adrian RatiuMar 18, 2026
  36. 4/9 hook: allow parallel hook executionAdrian Ratiu, Mar 9, 2026
  37. Junio C HamanoMar 15, 2026
  38. Adrian RatiuMar 18, 2026
  39. 7/9 hook: add per-event jobs configAdrian Ratiu, Mar 9, 2026
  40. Junio C HamanoMar 16, 2026
  41. Adrian RatiuMar 18, 2026
  42. 8/9 hook: introduce extensions.hookStdoutToStderrAdrian Ratiu, Mar 9, 2026
  43. Junio C HamanoMar 16, 2026
  44. Adrian RatiuMar 18, 2026
  45. 9/9 hook: allow runtime enabling extensions.hookStdoutToStderrAdrian Ratiu, Mar 9, 2026
  46. 0/9 Run hooks in parallelAdrian Ratiu, Mar 20, 2026
  47. 1/9 config: add a repo_config_get_uint() helperAdrian Ratiu, Mar 20, 2026
  48. 2/9 hook: parse the hook.jobs configAdrian Ratiu, Mar 20, 2026
  49. Patrick SteinhardtMar 24, 2026
  50. Adrian RatiuMar 24, 2026
  51. 4/9 hook: allow pre-push parallel executionAdrian Ratiu, Mar 20, 2026
  52. 3/9 hook: allow parallel hook executionAdrian Ratiu, Mar 20, 2026
  53. Patrick SteinhardtMar 24, 2026
  54. 5/9 hook: mark non-parallelizable hooksAdrian Ratiu, Mar 20, 2026
  55. 6/9 hook: add -j/--jobs option to git hook runAdrian Ratiu, Mar 20, 2026
  56. Patrick SteinhardtMar 24, 2026
  57. 8/9 hook: warn when hook.<friendly-name>.jobs is setAdrian Ratiu, Mar 20, 2026
  58. Patrick SteinhardtMar 24, 2026
  59. 7/9 hook: add per-event jobs configAdrian Ratiu, Mar 20, 2026
  60. Patrick SteinhardtMar 24, 2026
  61. 9/9 hook: add hook.<event>.enabled switchAdrian Ratiu, Mar 20, 2026
  62. Patrick SteinhardtMar 24, 2026
  63. Adrian RatiuMar 25, 2026
  64. Junio C HamanoMar 20, 2026
  65. Adrian RatiuMar 23, 2026
  66. Patrick SteinhardtMar 24, 2026
  67. 00/12 Run hooks in parallelAdrian Ratiu, Mar 26, 2026
  68. 01/12 repository: fix repo_init() memleak due to missing _clear()Adrian Ratiu, Mar 26, 2026
  69. 02/12 config: add a repo_config_get_uint() helperAdrian Ratiu, Mar 26, 2026
  70. 03/12 hook: parse the hook.jobs configAdrian Ratiu, Mar 26, 2026
  71. 06/12 hook: mark non-parallelizable hooksAdrian Ratiu, Mar 26, 2026
  72. 07/12 hook: add -j/--jobs option to git hook runAdrian Ratiu, Mar 26, 2026
  73. Patrick SteinhardtMar 27, 2026
  74. 05/12 hook: allow pre-push parallel executionAdrian Ratiu, Mar 26, 2026
  75. 08/12 hook: add per-event jobs configAdrian Ratiu, Mar 26, 2026
  76. 04/12 hook: allow parallel hook executionAdrian Ratiu, Mar 26, 2026
  77. 09/12 hook: warn when hook.<friendly-name>.jobs is setAdrian Ratiu, Mar 26, 2026
  78. Patrick SteinhardtMar 27, 2026
  79. 11/12 hook: add hook.<event>.enabled switchAdrian Ratiu, Mar 26, 2026
  80. 10/12 hook: move is_known_hook() to hook.c for wider useAdrian Ratiu, Mar 26, 2026
  81. Patrick SteinhardtMar 27, 2026
  82. Adrian RatiuMar 27, 2026
  83. 12/12 hook: allow hook.jobs=-1 to use all available CPU coresAdrian Ratiu, Mar 26, 2026
  84. 00/12 Run hooks in parallelAdrian Ratiu, Apr 4, 2026
  85. 02/12 config: add a repo_config_get_uint() helperAdrian Ratiu, Apr 4, 2026
  86. 01/12 repository: fix repo_init() memleak due to missing _clear()Adrian Ratiu, Apr 4, 2026
  87. 03/12 hook: parse the hook.jobs configAdrian Ratiu, Apr 4, 2026
  88. 04/12 hook: allow parallel hook executionAdrian Ratiu, Apr 4, 2026
  89. 05/12 hook: allow pre-push parallel executionAdrian Ratiu, Apr 4, 2026
  90. 06/12 hook: mark non-parallelizable hooksAdrian Ratiu, Apr 4, 2026
  91. 07/12 hook: add -j/--jobs option to git hook runAdrian Ratiu, Apr 4, 2026
  92. 08/12 hook: add per-event jobs configAdrian Ratiu, Apr 4, 2026
  93. 09/12 hook: warn when hook.<friendly-name>.jobs is setAdrian Ratiu, Apr 4, 2026
  94. 10/12 hook: move is_known_hook() to hook.c for wider useAdrian Ratiu, Apr 4, 2026
  95. 11/12 hook: add hook.<event>.enabled switchAdrian Ratiu, Apr 4, 2026
  96. 12/12 hook: allow hook.jobs=-1 to use all available CPU coresAdrian Ratiu, Apr 4, 2026
  97. Junio C HamanoApr 6, 2026
  98. Patrick SteinhardtApr 8, 2026
  99. Junio C HamanoApr 8, 2026
  100. 00/13 Run hooks in parallelAdrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026
  101. 01/13 repository: fix repo_init() memleak due to missing _clear()Adrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026
  102. 02/13 config: add a repo_config_get_uint() helperAdrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026
  103. 03/13 hook: parse the hook.jobs configAdrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026
  104. 04/13 hook: allow parallel hook executionAdrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026
  105. 05/13 hook: allow pre-push parallel executionAdrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026
  106. 06/13 hook: mark non-parallelizable hooksAdrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026
  107. 07/13 hook: add -j/--jobs option to git hook runAdrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026
  108. 08/13 hook: add per-event jobs configAdrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026
  109. 09/13 hook: warn when hook.<friendly-name>.jobs is setAdrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026
  110. 10/13 hook: move is_known_hook() to hook.c for wider useAdrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026
  111. 11/13 hook: add hook.<event>.enabled switchAdrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026
  112. 12/13 hook: allow hook.jobs=-1 to use all available CPU coresAdrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026
  113. 13/13 t1800: test SIGPIPE with parallel hooksAdrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026

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