linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] tracing/probe: fix memleak in fetch_op

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Message-ID: <89f42852-80ef-1634-68fe-b7f686f8ce59@web.de>
Date:   Mon, 15 Jun 2020 17:10:46 +0200
From:   Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To:     Vamshi K Sthambamkadi <vamshi.k.sthambamkadi@...il.com>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tracing/probe: fix memleak in fetch_op_data operations

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> Post parse_probe_arg(), the FETCH_OP_DATA operation type is overwritten
> to FETCH_OP_ST_STRING, as a result memory is never freed …

How do you think about to use the term “memory leak” in the patch subject?

Will the tag “Fixes” become helpful for the commit message?

Regards,
Markus