# [PATCH] rerere: plug memory leaks upon "rerere forget" failure

3 messages from 2016-05-11 to 2016-05-19. Participants: Junio C Hamano, Johannes Sixt.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/42287

## Junio C Hamano, 2016-05-11 23:32

Subject: [PATCH] rerere: plug memory leaks upon "rerere forget" failure
Message-ID: <xmqqpossi31p.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/xmqqpossi31p.fsf%40gitster.mtv.corp.google.com

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Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
---
 rerere.c | 25 +++++++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/rerere.c b/rerere.c
index 1693866..a804171 100644
--- a/rerere.c
+++ b/rerere.c
@@ -1052,8 +1052,8 @@ static int rerere_forget_one_path(const char *path, struct string_list *rr)
 		handle_cache(path, sha1, rerere_path(id, "thisimage"));
 		if (read_mmfile(&cur, rerere_path(id, "thisimage"))) {
 			free(cur.ptr);
-			return error("Failed to update conflicted state in '%s'",
-				     path);
+			error("Failed to update conflicted state in '%s'", path);
+			goto fail_exit;
 		}
 		cleanly_resolved = !try_merge(id, path, &cur, &result);
 		free(result.ptr);
@@ -1062,14 +1062,19 @@ static int rerere_forget_one_path(const char *path, struct string_list *rr)
 			break;
 	}
 
-	if (id->collection->status_nr <= id->variant)
-		return error("no remembered resolution for '%s'", path);
+	if (id->collection->status_nr <= id->variant) {
+		error("no remembered resolution for '%s'", path);
+		goto fail_exit;
+	}
 
 	filename = rerere_path(id, "postimage");
-	if (unlink(filename))
-		return (errno == ENOENT
-			? error("no remembered resolution for %s", path)
-			: error("cannot unlink %s: %s", filename, strerror(errno)));
+	if (unlink(filename)) {
+		if (errno == ENOENT)
+			error("no remembered resolution for %s", path);
+		else
+			error("cannot unlink %s: %s", filename, strerror(errno));
+		goto fail_exit;
+	};
 
 	/*
 	 * Update the preimage so that the user can resolve the
@@ -1088,6 +1093,10 @@ static int rerere_forget_one_path(const char *path, struct string_list *rr)
 	item->util = id;
 	fprintf(stderr, "Forgot resolution for %s\n", path);
 	return 0;
+
+fail_exit:
+	free(id);
+	return -1;
 }
 
 int rerere_forget(struct pathspec *pathspec)
-- 
2.8.2-679-g91c6421

```

## Johannes Sixt, 2016-05-19 19:43

Subject: Re: [PATCH] rerere: plug memory leaks upon "rerere forget" failure
Message-ID: <573E1758.8090801@kdbg.org>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/573E1758.8090801%40kdbg.org
In-Reply-To: <xmqqpossi31p.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>

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Am 12.05.2016 um 01:32 schrieb Junio C Hamano:
> +	if (unlink(filename)) {
> +		if (errno == ENOENT)
> +			error("no remembered resolution for %s", path);
> +		else
> +			error("cannot unlink %s: %s", filename, strerror(errno));
> +		goto fail_exit;
> +	};

If you haven't merged this topic yet, you might want to remove this 
superfluous empty statement.

-- Hannes

```

## Junio C Hamano, 2016-05-19 20:05

Subject: Re: [PATCH] rerere: plug memory leaks upon "rerere forget" failure
Message-ID: <xmqq60u9izk4.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/xmqq60u9izk4.fsf%40gitster.mtv.corp.google.com
In-Reply-To: <573E1758.8090801@kdbg.org>

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Thanks.

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