linux-kernel - [Suggestion] kernel/cgroup.c: about kfree after 'get_new

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Message-ID: <5188DB93.2080504@asianux.com>
Date:	Tue, 07 May 2013 18:46:43 +0800
From:	Chen Gang <gang.chen@...anux.com>
To:	tj@...nel.org, Li Zefan <lizefan@...wei.com>
CC:	containers@...ts.linux-foundation.org, cgroups@...r.kernel.org,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [Suggestion] kernel/cgroup.c: about kfree after 'get_new_cssid'

Hello Maintainers:

After call get_new_cssid(), I can not find the related free function
(it seems free_css_id() is for that, but not used).

The memory location is:
  get_new_cssid() --> kzalloc() for 'struct css_id'
  get_new_cssid() --> idr_alloc() for 'ss->idr'

One work flow:
  cgroup_load_subsys() --> cgroup_init_idr() --> get_new_cssid()
  when get_new_cssid() fails, it will:
  cgroup_load_subsys() --> cgroup_unload_subsys() --> idr_destroy(),
  and also:
  cgroup_load_subsys() --> cgroup_unload_subsys() --> ss->css_free();
    ('css_free' may 'debug_css_free', or 'freezer_css_free' ...)

It seems the work flow above is not 'kfree' 'struct css_id', is it true?

BTW: I also guess, for cgroup_init_idr() in cgroup_init(), need check
the return value.

Please help check.


Thanks.

--
 Chen Gang

 Asianux Corporation
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