linux-kernel - DEFINE_IDA causing memory leaks? (was Re: [PATCH 1/2] virtio: fix memory leak of virtio ida cache layers)

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Date:	Thu, 17 Sep 2015 08:33:33 +0300
From:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
To:	Suman Anna <s-anna@...com>
Cc:	Ohad Ben-Cohen <ohad@...ery.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, JBottomley@...n.com,
	linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, open-iscsi@...glegroups.com
Subject: DEFINE_IDA causing memory leaks? (was  Re: [PATCH 1/2] virtio: fix
 memory leak of virtio ida cache layers)

On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 07:29:17PM -0500, Suman Anna wrote:
> The virtio core uses a static ida named virtio_index_ida for
> assigning index numbers to virtio devices during registration.
> The ida core may allocate some internal idr cache layers and
> an ida bitmap upon any ida allocation, and all these layers are
> truely freed only upon the ida destruction. The virtio_index_ida
> is not destroyed at present, leading to a memory leak when using
> the virtio core as a module and atleast one virtio device is
> registered and unregistered.
> 
> Fix this by invoking ida_destroy() in the virtio core module
> exit.
> 
> Cc: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Suman Anna <s-anna@...com>

Interesting.
Will the same apply to e.g. sd_index_ida in drivers/scsi/sd.c
or iscsi_sess_ida in drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c?

If no, why not?

One doesn't generally expect to have to free global variables.
Maybe we should forbid DEFINE_IDA in modules?

James, could you comment on this please?

> ---
>  drivers/virtio/virtio.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio.c
> index b1877d73fa56..7062bb0975a5 100644
> --- a/drivers/virtio/virtio.c
> +++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio.c
> @@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ static int virtio_init(void)
>  static void __exit virtio_exit(void)
>  {
>  	bus_unregister(&virtio_bus);
> +	ida_destroy(&virtio_index_ida);
>  }
>  core_initcall(virtio_init);
>  module_exit(virtio_exit);
> -- 
> 2.5.0
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