linux-kernel - [PATCH 08/15] perf tools: Fix a memory leak in __open

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Date:   Thu,  8 Jun 2017 18:59:21 -0300
From:   Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
To:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
        Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>,
        David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
        Wang Nan <wangnan0@...wei.com>, kernel-team@....com,
        Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
Subject: [PATCH 08/15] perf tools: Fix a memory leak in __open_dso()

From: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>

The 'name' variable should be freed on the error path.

Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
Acked-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>
Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
Cc: Wang Nan <wangnan0@...wei.com>
Cc: kernel-team@....com
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20170608073109.30699-3-namhyung@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
---
 tools/perf/util/dso.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/dso.c b/tools/perf/util/dso.c
index b27d127cdf68..1f29e4fe7af0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/dso.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/dso.c
@@ -412,8 +412,10 @@ static int __open_dso(struct dso *dso, struct machine *machine)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (!is_regular_file(name))
+	if (!is_regular_file(name)) {
+		free(name);
 		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	fd = do_open(name);
 	free(name);
-- 
2.9.4