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Re: [PATCH v2 06/12] ref-filter: also free head for ATOM_HEAD to avoid leak

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jul 26, 2021, 20:04 UTC
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andrzej@ahunt.org writes:
> From: Andrzej Hunt <ajrhunt@google.com>
>
> u.head is populated using resolve_refdup(), which returns a newly
> allocated string - hence we also need to free() it.

Correct. The solution makes me wonder if this approach scales as we add more and more members to u.* union that need deallocating, but for now, this is perfectly adequate.

Thanks.
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>
> Found while running t0041 with LSAN:
>
> Direct leak of 16 byte(s) in 1 object(s) allocated from:
>     #0 0x486804 in strdup ../projects/compiler-rt/lib/asan/asan_interceptors.cpp:452:3
>     #1 0xa8be98 in xstrdup wrapper.c:29:14
>     #2 0x9481db in head_atom_parser ref-filter.c:549:17
>     #3 0x9408c7 in parse_ref_filter_atom ref-filter.c:703:30
>     #4 0x9400e3 in verify_ref_format ref-filter.c:974:8
>     #5 0x4f9e8b in print_ref_list builtin/branch.c:439:6
>     #6 0x4f9e8b in cmd_branch builtin/branch.c:757:3
>     #7 0x4ce83e in run_builtin git.c:475:11
>     #8 0x4ccafe in handle_builtin git.c:729:3
>     #9 0x4cb01c in run_argv git.c:818:4
>     #10 0x4cb01c in cmd_main git.c:949:19
>     #11 0x6bdc2d in main common-main.c:52:11
>     #12 0x7f96edf86349 in __libc_start_main (/lib64/libc.so.6+0x24349)
>
> SUMMARY: AddressSanitizer: 16 byte(s) leaked in 1 allocation(s).
>
> Signed-off-by: Andrzej Hunt <andrzej@ahunt.org>
> ---
>  ref-filter.c | 8 ++++++--
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/ref-filter.c b/ref-filter.c
> index f45d3a1b26..0cfef7b719 100644
> --- a/ref-filter.c
> +++ b/ref-filter.c
> @@ -2226,8 +2226,12 @@ void ref_array_clear(struct ref_array *array)
>  	FREE_AND_NULL(array->items);
>  	array->nr = array->alloc = 0;
>  
> -	for (i = 0; i < used_atom_cnt; i++)
> -		free((char *)used_atom[i].name);
> +	for (i = 0; i < used_atom_cnt; i++) {
> +		struct used_atom *atom = &used_atom[i];
> +		if (atom->atom_type == ATOM_HEAD)
> +			free(atom->u.head);
> +		free((char *)atom->name);
> +	}
>  	FREE_AND_NULL(used_atom);
>  	used_atom_cnt = 0;
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Message 40 of 51 in “Fix all leaks in tests t0002-t0099: Part 2”
  1. 00/12 Fix all leaks in tests t0002-t0099: Part 2andrzej@ahunt.org, Jun 20, 2021
  2. 01/12 fmt-merge-msg: free newly allocated temporary strings when doneandrzej@ahunt.org, Jun 20, 2021
  3. Elijah NewrenJun 21, 2021
  4. 02/12 environment: move strbuf into block to plug leakandrzej@ahunt.org, Jun 20, 2021
  5. Elijah NewrenJun 21, 2021
  6. René ScharfeJun 26, 2021
  7. 03/12 builtin/submodule--helper: release unused strbuf to avoid leakandrzej@ahunt.org, Jun 20, 2021
  8. 04/12 builtin/for-each-repo: remove unnecessary argv copy to plug leakandrzej@ahunt.org, Jun 20, 2021
  9. Elijah NewrenJun 21, 2021
  10. 05/12 diffcore-rename: move old_dir/new_dir definition to plug leakandrzej@ahunt.org, Jun 20, 2021
  11. Elijah NewrenJun 21, 2021
  12. 06/12 ref-filter: also free head for ATOM_HEAD to avoid leakandrzej@ahunt.org, Jun 20, 2021
  13. Elijah NewrenJun 21, 2021
  14. 07/12 read-cache: call diff_setup_done to avoid leakandrzej@ahunt.org, Jun 20, 2021
  15. Elijah NewrenJun 21, 2021
  16. 08/12 convert: release strbuf to avoid leakandrzej@ahunt.org, Jun 20, 2021
  17. Elijah NewrenJun 21, 2021
  18. 09/12 builtin/mv: free or UNLEAK multiple pointers at end of cmd_mvandrzej@ahunt.org, Jun 20, 2021
  19. 10/12 builtin/merge: free found_ref when doneandrzej@ahunt.org, Jun 20, 2021
  20. Elijah NewrenJun 21, 2021
  21. 11/12 builtin/rebase: fix options.strategy memory lifecycleandrzej@ahunt.org, Jun 20, 2021
  22. Phillip WoodJun 20, 2021
  23. Elijah NewrenJun 21, 2021
  24. Phillip WoodJun 22, 2021
  25. Andrzej HuntJul 25, 2021
  26. Phillip WoodJul 27, 2021
  27. 12/12 reset: clear_unpack_trees_porcelain to plug leakandrzej@ahunt.org, Jun 20, 2021
  28. Elijah NewrenJun 21, 2021
  29. Elijah NewrenJun 21, 2021
  30. Andrzej HuntJul 25, 2021
  31. Christian CouderJul 26, 2021
  32. 00/12 Fix all leaks in tests t0002-t0099: Part 2andrzej@ahunt.org, Jul 25, 2021
  33. 01/12 fmt-merge-msg: free newly allocated temporary strings when doneandrzej@ahunt.org, Jul 25, 2021
  34. Junio C HamanoJul 26, 2021
  35. 02/12 environment: move strbuf into block to plug leakandrzej@ahunt.org, Jul 25, 2021
  36. 03/12 builtin/submodule--helper: release unused strbuf to avoid leakandrzej@ahunt.org, Jul 25, 2021
  37. 04/12 builtin/for-each-repo: remove unnecessary argv copy to plug leakandrzej@ahunt.org, Jul 25, 2021
  38. Junio C HamanoJul 26, 2021
  39. 06/12 ref-filter: also free head for ATOM_HEAD to avoid leakandrzej@ahunt.org, Jul 25, 2021
  40. Junio C HamanoJul 26, 2021
  41. 07/12 read-cache: call diff_setup_done to avoid leakandrzej@ahunt.org, Jul 25, 2021
  42. Junio C HamanoJul 26, 2021
  43. 05/12 diffcore-rename: move old_dir/new_dir definition to plug leakandrzej@ahunt.org, Jul 25, 2021
  44. Junio C HamanoJul 26, 2021
  45. 09/12 builtin/mv: free or UNLEAK multiple pointers at end of cmd_mvandrzej@ahunt.org, Jul 25, 2021
  46. 08/12 convert: release strbuf to avoid leakandrzej@ahunt.org, Jul 25, 2021
  47. Junio C HamanoJul 26, 2021
  48. 10/12 builtin/merge: free found_ref when doneandrzej@ahunt.org, Jul 25, 2021
  49. 12/12 reset: clear_unpack_trees_porcelain to plug leakandrzej@ahunt.org, Jul 25, 2021
  50. 11/12 builtin/rebase: fix options.strategy memory lifecycleandrzej@ahunt.org, Jul 25, 2021
  51. Junio C HamanoJul 26, 2021

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