linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kconfig: Fix compiler warning

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Date:	Fri, 28 Nov 2014 14:19:16 +0100
From:	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>
To:	Eddie Kovsky <ewk@...ovsky.org>
CC:	"Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@...e.fr>,
	linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, trivial@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kconfig: Fix compiler warning

On 2014-11-20 06:44, Eddie Kovsky wrote:
> diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/menu.c b/scripts/kconfig/menu.c
> index a26cc5d2a9b0..a728d23949e7 100644
> --- a/scripts/kconfig/menu.c
> +++ b/scripts/kconfig/menu.c
> @@ -559,8 +559,8 @@ static void get_prompt_str(struct gstr *r, struct property *prop,
>  		if (location == NULL && accessible)
>  			location = menu;
>  	}
> +	jump = xmalloc(sizeof(*jump));
>  	if (head && location) {
> -		jump = xmalloc(sizeof(struct jump_key));

This creates a memory leak, because 'jump' is allocated, but not added
to the list, if the following condition is not met.

Michal

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