linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] objtool: Fix memory leak in check.c

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Date:   Tue, 3 Oct 2023 18:26:58 +0200
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Kuan-Wei Chiu <visitorckw@...il.com>
Cc:     jpoimboe@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] objtool: Fix memory leak in check.c

On Wed, Oct 04, 2023 at 12:13:35AM +0800, Kuan-Wei Chiu wrote:
> In the 'disas_funcs' function of check.c, the 'cmd' string used to store
> a command is not being freed after it's used, leading to a memory leak.
> This patch adds the necessary 'free(cmd)' statement to release the
> allocated memory.

It'll exit more or less right after doing this.