linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v9 02/24] x86/resctrl: kfree() rmid_ptrs from resctrl

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2024 15:14:40 -0800
From: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>
To: James Morse <james.morse@....com>, <x86@...nel.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC: Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@...el.com>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>, H Peter Anvin
	<hpa@...or.com>, Babu Moger <Babu.Moger@....com>,
	<shameerali.kolothum.thodi@...wei.com>, D Scott Phillips OS
	<scott@...amperecomputing.com>, <carl@...amperecomputing.com>,
	<lcherian@...vell.com>, <bobo.shaobowang@...wei.com>,
	<tan.shaopeng@...itsu.com>, <baolin.wang@...ux.alibaba.com>, Jamie Iles
	<quic_jiles@...cinc.com>, Xin Hao <xhao@...ux.alibaba.com>,
	<peternewman@...gle.com>, <dfustini@...libre.com>, <amitsinght@...vell.com>,
	David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 02/24] x86/resctrl: kfree() rmid_ptrs from
 resctrl_exit()

Hi James,

On 2/13/2024 10:44 AM, James Morse wrote:
> rmid_ptrs[] is allocated from dom_data_init() but never free()d.
> 
> While the exit text ends up in the linker script's DISCARD section,
> the direction of travel is for resctrl to be/have loadable modules.
> 
> Add resctrl_put_mon_l3_config() to cleanup any memory allocated
> by rdt_get_mon_l3_config().
> 
> There is no reason to backport this to a stable kernel.
> 
> Signed-off-by: James Morse <james.morse@....com>
> Tested-by: Babu Moger <babu.moger@....com>
> Tested-by: Carl Worth <carl@...amperecomputing.com> # arm64
> Reviewed-by: Babu Moger <babu.moger@....com>

Thank you.

Reviewed-by: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>

Reinette