linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] afs: Fix memory leak in afs_put

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Date:   Mon, 01 Jun 2020 13:35:01 +0100
From:   David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:     Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
Cc:     dhowells@...hat.com, Zhihao Cheng <chengzhihao1@...wei.com>,
        linux-afs@...ts.infradead.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Yi Zhang <yi.zhang@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] afs: Fix memory leak in afs_put_sysnames()

Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de> wrote:

> > sysnames should be freed after refcnt being decreased to zero in
> > afs_put_sysnames().
> 
> * I suggest to use the wording “reference counter”.

Can you use ASCII quotes please?  Not all fonts contain these quotes, and
occasionally they got copied into commit messages.

> * Where did you notice a “memory leak” here?

He said "sysnames should be freed after refcnt being decreased to zero in
afs_put_sysnames()".

> * Will the tag “Fixes” become relevant for the commit message?

It is the correct tag.

David