linux-kernel - [PATCH v2] kernel: auditfilter: resource management, tree and watch will memory leak when failure occurs

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Date:	Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:23:20 +0800
From:	Chen Gang <gang.chen@...anux.com>
To:	Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>
CC:	Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: [PATCH v2] kernel: auditfilter: resource management, tree and watch
 will memory leak when failure occurs


  in function audit_data_to_entry:
    when failure occurs, need check and free tree and watch.
    or memory leak.

  test:
    plan:
      test command:
        "auditctl -a exit,always -w /etc -F auid=-1"
        (on fedora17, need modify auditctl to let "-w /etc" has effect)
      running:
        under fedora17 x86_64, 2 CPUs 3.20GHz, 2.5GB RAM.
        let 15 auditctl processes continue running at the same time.
      monitor command: 
        watch -d -n 1 "cat /proc/meminfo | awk '{print \$2}' \
          | head -n 4 | xargs \
          | awk '{print \"used \",\$1 - \$2 - \$3 - \$4}'"

    result:
      for original version:
        will use up all memory, within 3 hours.
        kill all auditctl, the memory still does not free.
      for new version (apply this patch):
        after 14 hours later, not find issues.


Signed-off-by: Chen Gang <gang.chen@...anux.com>
---
 kernel/auditfilter.c |    4 ++++
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/auditfilter.c b/kernel/auditfilter.c
index f9fc54b..2674368 100644
--- a/kernel/auditfilter.c
+++ b/kernel/auditfilter.c
@@ -594,6 +594,10 @@ exit_nofree:
 	return entry;
 
 exit_free:
+	if (entry->rule.watch)
+		audit_put_watch(entry->rule.watch); /* matches initial get */
+	if (entry->rule.tree)
+		audit_put_tree(entry->rule.tree); /* that's the temporary one */
 	audit_free_rule(entry);
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
-- 
1.7.7.6
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