linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH][next][V2] io_uring: Fix premature return from loop and memory leak

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Date:   Thu, 29 Apr 2021 08:27:20 -0600
From:   Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To:     Colin King <colin.king@...onical.com>,
        Pavel Begunkov <asml.silence@...il.com>,
        io-uring@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][next][V2] io_uring: Fix premature return from loop and
 memory leak

On 4/29/21 4:46 AM, Colin King wrote:
> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>
> 
> Currently the -EINVAL error return path is leaking memory allocated
> to data. Fix this by not returning immediately but instead setting
> the error return variable to -EINVAL and breaking out of the loop.
> 
> Kudos to Pavel Begunkov for suggesting a correct fix.

Applied, thanks.

-- 
Jens Axboe