linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 2/2] scripts: dtc: fix memory leak after realloc

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Date:	Wed, 13 Apr 2016 14:17:26 +1000
From:	David Gibson <david@...son.dropbear.id.au>
To:	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>
Cc:	Maxim Zhukov <mussitantesmortem@...il.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.com>,
	Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...aro.org>,
	devicetree-compiler@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 2/2] scripts: dtc: fix memory leak after realloc

On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 04:11:17PM -0500, Rob Herring wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 3:55 PM, Maxim Zhukov
> <mussitantesmortem@...il.com> wrote:
> > This commit fixed memory leak after errors realloc.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Maxim Zhukov <mussitantesmortem@...il.com>
> > ---
> >  scripts/dtc/fdtput.c | 10 +++++++---
> 
> Again, your patch is against the kernel copy of dtc. It needs to be
> against upstream dtc and then I can update the kernel copy once this
> lands.

Right.  TBH, I'm not particularly concerned about the leak anyway.
The memory will be freed when fdtput exits moments later, so it's
really not a big deal.

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