linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] btrfs : fix memory leak in add_block

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Date:   Tue, 14 Jul 2020 16:10:17 +0200
From:   David Sterba <dsterba@...e.cz>
To:     trix@...hat.com
Cc:     clm@...com, josef@...icpanda.com, dsterba@...e.com,
        linux-btrfs@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] btrfs : fix memory leak in add_block_entry

On Tue, Jul 07, 2020 at 06:29:08AM -0700, trix@...hat.com wrote:
> From: Tom Rix <trix@...hat.com>
> 
> clang static analysis flags this error
> 
> fs/btrfs/ref-verify.c:290:3: warning: Potential leak of memory pointed to by 're' [unix.Malloc]
>                 kfree(be);
>                 ^~~~~
> The problem is in this block of code
> 
> 		if (root_objectid) {
> 			struct root_entry *exist_re;
> 
> 			exist_re = insert_root_entry(&exist->roots, re);
> 			if (exist_re)
> 				kfree(re);
> 		}
> 
> There is no 'else' block freeing when root_objectid == 0
> 
> So add an 'else'
> 
> Fixes: fd708b81d972 ("Btrfs: add a extent ref verify tool")
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tom Rix <trix@...hat.com>

Added to misc-next, thanks.