linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] of: unittest: fix memory leak in attach_node_and

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Date:   Tue, 26 Nov 2019 12:23:37 -0700
From:   Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
To:     Erhard Furtner <erhard_f@...lbox.org>
Cc:     linuxppc-dev@...abs.org, robh+dt@...nel.org,
        frowand.list@...il.com, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Erhard Furtner <erhard_f@...lbox.org>,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        Tyrel Datwyler <tyreld@...ux.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] of: unittest: fix memory leak in
 attach_node_and_children

On Tue, 26 Nov 2019 02:48:04 +0100, Erhard Furtner wrote:
> In attach_node_and_children memory is allocated for full_name via
> kasprintf. If the condition of the 1st if is not met the function
> returns early without freeing the memory. Add a kfree() to fix that.
> 
> This has been detected with kmemleak:
> Link: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=205327
> 
> It looks like the leak was introduced by this commit:
> Fixes: 5babefb7f7ab ("of: unittest: allow base devicetree to have symbol metadata")
> 
> Signed-off-by: Erhard Furtner <erhard_f@...lbox.org>
> Reviewed-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
> Reviewed-by: Tyrel Datwyler <tyreld@...ux.ibm.com>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
>   - Make the commit message more clearer.
> 
>  drivers/of/unittest.c | 4 +++-
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 

Applied, thanks.

Rob