linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] btrfs: Use kfree() in btrfs_ioctl_get_subvol

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Date:   Tue, 16 Jun 2020 19:11:50 +0200
From:   David Sterba <dsterba@...e.cz>
To:     Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com>
Cc:     Chris Mason <clm@...com>, Josef Bacik <josef@...icpanda.com>,
        David Sterba <dsterba@...e.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-btrfs@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] btrfs: Use kfree() in btrfs_ioctl_get_subvol_info()

On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 11:31:59AM -0400, Waiman Long wrote:
> In btrfs_ioctl_get_subvol_info(), there is a classic case where kzalloc()
> was incorrectly paired with kzfree(). According to David Sterba, there
> isn't any sensitive information in the subvol_info that needs to be
> cleared before freeing. So kzfree() isn't really needed, use kfree()
> instead.
> 
> Reported-by: David Sterba <dsterba@...e.cz>
> Signed-off-by: Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com>

Added to the devel patch queue, thanks.