linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/3] cgroup: fix memory leak in cgroup

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Date:	Fri, 14 Feb 2014 16:55:04 +0800
From:	Li Zefan <lizefan@...wei.com>
To:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
CC:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Cgroups <cgroups@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] cgroup: fix memory leak in cgroup_mount()

We should free the memory allocated in parse_cgroupfs_options() before
calling this function again.

Signed-off-by: Li Zefan <lizefan@...wei.com>
---
 kernel/cgroup.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index 0e794ca..37d94a2 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -1540,6 +1540,8 @@ retry:
 		if (!atomic_inc_not_zero(&root->top_cgroup.refcnt)) {
 			mutex_unlock(&cgroup_mutex);
 			mutex_unlock(&cgroup_tree_mutex);
+			kfree(opts.release_agent);
+			kfree(opts.name);
 			msleep(10);
 			goto retry;
 		}
-- 
1.8.0.2

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