linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] selftests/mm: Add missing free.

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Message-ID: <3ebf7c73-a575-4add-aca9-fb5079663ba4@redhat.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 14:23:59 +0200
From: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
To: zhangjiao2 <zhangjiao2@...s.chinamobile.com>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Cc: shuah@...nel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] selftests/mm: Add missing free.

On 27.09.24 05:01, zhangjiao2 wrote:
> From: zhang jiao <zhangjiao2@...s.chinamobile.com>
> 
> There is a memory leak in mkdirty, just free src before return.

Now explain to me why we care. The program will return immediately 
afterwards?

-- 
Cheers,

David / dhildenb