linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] sched: don't call get

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Date:	Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:59:39 +0530
From:	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc:	mingo@...hat.com, linaro-kernel@...ts.linaro.org,
	patches@...aro.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	robin.randhawa@....com, Steve.Bannister@....com,
	Liviu.Dudau@....com, charles.garcia-tobin@....com,
	arvind.chauhan@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] sched: don't call get_group() for covered cpus

On 18 June 2013 20:49, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org> wrote:
> Sure. Just send a new patch and I'll substitute.

This is the new log (patch is attached):

sched: Fix memory leakage in build_sched_groups()

In build_sched_groups() we don't need to call get_group() for cpus which are
already covered in previous iterations. Calling get_group() would mark the group
used and eventually leak it since we wouldn't connect it and not find it again
to free it.

This will happen only in cases where sg->cpumask contained more than one cpu
(For any topology level). This patch would free sg's memory for all cpus leaving
the group leader as the group isn't marked used now.

Signed-off-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
---
 kernel/sched/core.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Download attachment "0001-sched-Fix-memory-leakage-in-build_sched_groups.patch" of type "application/octet-stream" (1473 bytes)