linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] objtool: orc_gen: Fix memory leak in create_orc

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Date:   Mon, 27 Apr 2020 12:28:51 -0500
From:   "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavo@...eddedor.com>
To:     Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
Cc:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] objtool: orc_gen: Fix memory leak in create_orc_entry

Hi Josh,

On 4/27/20 09:44, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 27, 2020 at 08:35:33AM -0500, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote:
>> In case memory resources for rela were allocated, release them before
>> return.
>>
>> Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1462331 ("Resource leak")
>> Fixes: e81e07244325 ("objtool: Support Clang non-section symbols in ORC generation")
>> Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavo@...eddedor.com>
> 
> Hi Gustavo,
> 
> For performance reasons, our policy is to allow memory leaks in error
> and exit paths.  So you may want to turn off Coverity resource leak
> checking for objtool.
> 

Got it. That's good to know.

Thank you.
--
Gustavo