linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] btrfs: Mem leak in btrfs_get

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Date:	Sat, 8 Jan 2011 21:26:13 +0100 (CET)
From:	Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net>
To:	"Aneesh Kumar K. V" <aneesh.kumar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
cc:	linux-btrfs@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Chris Mason <chris.mason@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] btrfs: Mem leak in btrfs_get_acl()

On Fri, 7 Jan 2011, Aneesh Kumar K. V wrote:

> On Thu, 6 Jan 2011 22:45:21 +0100 (CET), Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net> wrote:
> > 
> > It seems to me that we leak the memory allocated to 'value' in 
> > btrfs_get_acl() if the call to posix_acl_from_xattr() fails.
> > Here's a patch that attempts to correct that problem.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net>
> 
> I posted a similar patch long time back.  But never got picked up
> 
> http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.file-systems.btrfs/6164
> 
> Message-id:"1279547924-25141-1-git-send-email-aneesh.kumar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com"
> 

I see. Was not aware of that.
Ok, since they are identical and yours was posted first, yours should be 
the one merged (if any) I think.

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