linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] tools: Fix a memory leak in disas

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Message-ID: <ca80e477-0008-468d-8e33-cbf1d61f223d@web.de>
Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2024 10:52:52 +0200
From: Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To: LuMingYin <lumingyindetect@....com>
Cc: LuMingYin <lumingyindetect@....com>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
 kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...nel.org>,
 Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tools: Fix a memory leak in disas_funcs()

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> However, after using the memory area pointed to by 'cmd' (line 4619), it is not deallocated, resulting in a memory leak bug. This commit fixes the bug.

Please take advices from known information sources better into account.

* https://kernelnewbies.org/FirstKernelPatch

* https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?h=v6.9-rc5#n3

I got the impression that Josh Poimboeuf answered your development concern already.
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20240323182209.xqzb6rsswvfbg74n@treble/
https://lkml.org/lkml/2024/3/23/285

Would you like to support faster execution of the mentioned program
so that manual memory releases can be omitted so far?

Did your email address change in the meantime?

Regards,
Markus