netdev - Re: [PATCH bpf-next] libbpf: fix memory leak and optimize BTF sanitization

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Date:   Fri, 10 Jul 2020 16:29:07 +0200
From:   Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>
To:     Andrii Nakryiko <andriin@...com>, bpf@...r.kernel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, ast@...com
Cc:     andrii.nakryiko@...il.com, kernel-team@...com
Subject: Re: [PATCH bpf-next] libbpf: fix memory leak and optimize BTF
 sanitization

On 7/10/20 3:10 AM, Andrii Nakryiko wrote:
> Coverity's static analysis helpfully reported a memory leak introduced by
> 0f0e55d8247c ("libbpf: Improve BTF sanitization handling"). While fixing it,
> I realized that btf__new() already creates a memory copy, so there is no need
> to do this. So this patch also fixes misleading btf__new() signature to make
> data into a `const void *` input parameter. And it avoids unnecessary memory
> allocation and copy in BTF sanitization code altogether.
> 
> Fixes: 0f0e55d8247c ("libbpf: Improve BTF sanitization handling")
> Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andriin@...com>

LGTM, applied, thanks!