netdev - Re: [PATCH net] rds: memory leak in __rds_conn

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Date:   Tue, 14 Dec 2021 03:09:34 -0800
From:   Sharath Srinivasan <sharath.srinivasan@...cle.com>
To:     Hangyu Hua <hbh25y@...il.com>, santosh.shilimkar@...cle.com,
        davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org,
        rds-devel@....oracle.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] rds: memory leak in __rds_conn_create()

On 12/14/21 02:46, Hangyu Hua wrote:

> __rds_conn_create() did not release conn->c_path when loop_trans != 0 and
> trans->t_prefer_loopback != 0 and is_outgoing == 0.

Probably a good idea to include:

Fixes: aced3ce57cd3 ("RDS tcp loopback connection can hang")

> Signed-off-by: Hangyu Hua <hbh25y@...il.com>
With that,

Reviewed-by: Sharath Srinivasan <sharath.srinivasan@...cle.com>

Thanks,
Sharath

> ---
>   net/rds/connection.c | 1 +
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> diff --git a/net/rds/connection.c b/net/rds/connection.c
> index a3bc4b54d491..b4cc699c5fad 100644
> --- a/net/rds/connection.c
> +++ b/net/rds/connection.c
> @@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ static struct rds_connection *__rds_conn_create(struct net *net,
>   				 * should end up here, but if it
>   				 * does, reset/destroy the connection.
>   				 */
> +				kfree(conn->c_path);
>   				kmem_cache_free(rds_conn_slab, conn);
>   				conn = ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
>   				goto out;