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From: "SZEDER Gábor" <szeder.dev@gmail.com>
To: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 14/15] name-rev: plug memory leak in name_rev() in the deref case
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 00:47:52 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20190919224752.GC29845@szeder.dev> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20190919214712.7348-16-szeder.dev@gmail.com>

Please ignore this mail.

On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 11:47:10PM +0200, SZEDER Gábor wrote:
> The name_rev() function's 'tip_name' parameter is a freshly
> xstrdup()ed string, so when name_rev() invokes:
> 
>   tip_name = xstrfmt("%s^0", tip_name);
> 
> then the original 'tip_name' string is leaked.
> 
> Make sure that this string is free()d after it has been used as input
> for that xstrfmt() call.
> 
> This only happens when name_rev() is invoked with a tag, i.e.
> relatively infrequently in a usual repository, so any reduction in
> memory usage is lost in the noise.
> 
> Signed-off-by: SZEDER Gábor <szeder.dev@gmail.com>
> ---
>  builtin/name-rev.c | 10 +++++++---
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/builtin/name-rev.c b/builtin/name-rev.c
> index e202835129..f867d45f0b 100644
> --- a/builtin/name-rev.c
> +++ b/builtin/name-rev.c
> @@ -101,18 +101,22 @@ static struct rev_name *create_or_update_name(struct commit *commit,
>  }
>  
>  static void name_rev(struct commit *start_commit,
> -		const char *tip_name, timestamp_t taggerdate,
> +		const char *start_tip_name, timestamp_t taggerdate,
>  		int from_tag, int deref)
>  {
>  	struct commit_list *list = NULL;
> +	const char *tip_name;
>  	char *to_free = NULL;
>  
>  	parse_commit(start_commit);
>  	if (start_commit->date < cutoff)
>  		return;
>  
> -	if (deref)
> -		tip_name = to_free = xstrfmt("%s^0", tip_name);
> +	if (deref) {
> +		tip_name = to_free = xstrfmt("%s^0", start_tip_name);
> +		free((char*) start_tip_name);
> +	} else
> +		tip_name = start_tip_name;
>  
>  	if (!create_or_update_name(start_commit, tip_name, taggerdate, 0, 0,
>  				   from_tag)) {
> -- 
> 2.23.0.331.g4e51dcdf11
> 

  reply	other threads:[~2019-09-19 22:47 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 98+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-09-19 21:46 [PATCH 00/15] name-rev: eliminate recursion SZEDER Gábor
2019-09-19 21:46 ` [PATCH 01/15] t6120-describe: correct test repo history graph in comment SZEDER Gábor
2019-09-20 21:47   ` Junio C Hamano
2019-09-20 22:29     ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-09-28  4:06       ` Junio C Hamano
2019-09-19 21:46 ` [PATCH 02/15] t6120-describe: modernize the 'check_describe' helper SZEDER Gábor
2019-09-20 21:49   ` Junio C Hamano
2019-09-19 21:46 ` [PATCH 03/15] name-rev: use strip_suffix() in get_rev_name() SZEDER Gábor
2019-09-20 16:36   ` René Scharfe
2019-09-20 17:10     ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-09-19 21:46 ` [PATCH 04/15] name-rev: avoid unnecessary cast in name_ref() SZEDER Gábor
2019-09-20 16:37   ` René Scharfe
2019-09-19 21:47 ` [PATCH 05/15] name-rev: use sizeof(*ptr) instead of sizeof(type) in allocation SZEDER Gábor
2019-09-20 15:11   ` Derrick Stolee
2019-09-20 15:40     ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-09-20 16:37   ` René Scharfe
2019-09-19 21:47 ` [PATCH 06/15] t6120: add a test to cover inner conditions in 'git name-rev's name_rev() SZEDER Gábor
2019-09-20 15:14   ` Derrick Stolee
2019-09-20 15:44     ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-09-19 21:47 ` [PATCH 07/15] name-rev: extract creating/updating a 'struct name_rev' into a helper SZEDER Gábor
2019-09-20 15:18   ` Derrick Stolee
2019-09-22  8:18   ` [PATCH] name-rev: rewrite create_or_update_name() Martin Ågren
2019-12-09 12:43     ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-09-19 21:47 ` [PATCH 08/15] name-rev: pull out deref handling from the recursion SZEDER Gábor
2019-09-20 15:21   ` Derrick Stolee
2019-09-20 17:42     ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-09-20 16:37   ` René Scharfe
2019-09-20 18:13     ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-09-20 18:14       ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-09-21  9:57         ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-09-21 12:37           ` René Scharfe
2019-09-22 19:05             ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-09-23 18:43               ` René Scharfe
2019-09-23 18:59                 ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-09-23 19:55                   ` René Scharfe
2019-09-23 20:47                     ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-09-24 17:03                       ` René Scharfe
2019-09-26 17:33                         ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-09-21 12:37       ` René Scharfe
2019-09-21 14:21         ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-09-21 15:52           ` René Scharfe
2019-09-19 21:47 ` [PATCH 09/15] name-rev: restructure parsing commits and applying date cutoff SZEDER Gábor
2019-09-21 12:37   ` René Scharfe
2019-09-19 21:47 ` [PATCH 10/15] name-rev: restructure creating/updating 'struct rev_name' instances SZEDER Gábor
2019-09-20 15:27   ` Derrick Stolee
2019-09-20 17:09     ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-09-19 21:47 ` [PATCH 11/15] name-rev: drop name_rev()'s 'generation' and 'distance' parameters SZEDER Gábor
2019-09-19 21:47 ` [PATCH 12/15] name-rev: eliminate recursion in name_rev() SZEDER Gábor
2019-09-19 21:47 ` [PATCH 13/15] name-rev: cleanup name_ref() SZEDER Gábor
2019-09-19 21:47 ` [PATCH 14/15] name-rev: plug a memory leak in name_rev() SZEDER Gábor
2019-09-19 21:47 ` [PATCH 14/15] name-rev: plug memory leak in name_rev() in the deref case SZEDER Gábor
2019-09-19 22:47   ` SZEDER Gábor [this message]
2019-09-19 21:47 ` [PATCH 15/15] name-rev: plug a " SZEDER Gábor
2019-09-20 15:35   ` Derrick Stolee
2019-09-19 21:47 ` [PATCH 15/15] name-rev: plug memory leak in name_rev() SZEDER Gábor
2019-09-19 22:48   ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-09-20 15:37 ` [PATCH 00/15] name-rev: eliminate recursion Derrick Stolee
2019-09-20 17:37   ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-11-12 10:38 ` [PATCH v2 00/13] " SZEDER Gábor
2019-11-12 10:38   ` [PATCH v2 01/13] t6120-describe: correct test repo history graph in comment SZEDER Gábor
2019-11-12 10:38   ` [PATCH v2 02/13] t6120-describe: modernize the 'check_describe' helper SZEDER Gábor
2019-11-27 18:02     ` Jonathan Tan
2019-11-12 10:38   ` [PATCH v2 03/13] name-rev: use strbuf_strip_suffix() in get_rev_name() SZEDER Gábor
2019-11-12 19:02     ` René Scharfe
2019-11-12 10:38   ` [PATCH v2 04/13] name-rev: avoid unnecessary cast in name_ref() SZEDER Gábor
2019-11-12 10:38   ` [PATCH v2 05/13] name-rev: use sizeof(*ptr) instead of sizeof(type) in allocation SZEDER Gábor
2019-11-12 10:38   ` [PATCH v2 06/13] t6120: add a test to cover inner conditions in 'git name-rev's name_rev() SZEDER Gábor
2019-11-12 10:38   ` [PATCH v2 07/13] name-rev: extract creating/updating a 'struct name_rev' into a helper SZEDER Gábor
2019-11-12 10:38   ` [PATCH v2 08/13] name-rev: pull out deref handling from the recursion SZEDER Gábor
2019-11-12 10:38   ` [PATCH v2 09/13] name-rev: restructure parsing commits and applying date cutoff SZEDER Gábor
2019-11-12 10:38   ` [PATCH v2 10/13] name-rev: restructure creating/updating 'struct rev_name' instances SZEDER Gábor
2019-11-12 10:38   ` [PATCH v2 11/13] name-rev: drop name_rev()'s 'generation' and 'distance' parameters SZEDER Gábor
2019-11-27 18:13     ` Jonathan Tan
2019-11-12 10:38   ` [PATCH v2 12/13] name-rev: eliminate recursion in name_rev() SZEDER Gábor
2019-11-27 17:57     ` Jonathan Tan
2019-12-09 12:22       ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-11-12 10:38   ` [PATCH v2 13/13] name-rev: cleanup name_ref() SZEDER Gábor
2019-11-27 18:01     ` Jonathan Tan
2019-12-09 12:32       ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-11-12 19:17   ` [PATCH v2 00/13] name-rev: eliminate recursion Johannes Schindelin
2019-11-13 19:25     ` Sebastiaan Dammann
2019-12-09 11:52   ` [PATCH v3 00/14] " SZEDER Gábor
2019-12-09 11:52     ` [PATCH v3 01/14] t6120-describe: correct test repo history graph in comment SZEDER Gábor
2019-12-09 11:52     ` [PATCH v3 02/14] t6120-describe: modernize the 'check_describe' helper SZEDER Gábor
2019-12-09 11:52     ` [PATCH v3 03/14] name-rev: use strbuf_strip_suffix() in get_rev_name() SZEDER Gábor
2019-12-09 11:52     ` [PATCH v3 04/14] name-rev: avoid unnecessary cast in name_ref() SZEDER Gábor
2019-12-09 11:52     ` [PATCH v3 05/14] name-rev: use sizeof(*ptr) instead of sizeof(type) in allocation SZEDER Gábor
2019-12-09 11:52     ` [PATCH v3 06/14] t6120: add a test to cover inner conditions in 'git name-rev's name_rev() SZEDER Gábor
2019-12-09 11:52     ` [PATCH v3 07/14] name-rev: extract creating/updating a 'struct name_rev' into a helper SZEDER Gábor
2019-12-09 11:52     ` [PATCH v3 08/14] name-rev: pull out deref handling from the recursion SZEDER Gábor
2019-12-09 11:52     ` [PATCH v3 09/14] name-rev: restructure parsing commits and applying date cutoff SZEDER Gábor
2019-12-09 11:52     ` [PATCH v3 10/14] name-rev: restructure creating/updating 'struct rev_name' instances SZEDER Gábor
2019-12-09 11:52     ` [PATCH v3 11/14] name-rev: drop name_rev()'s 'generation' and 'distance' parameters SZEDER Gábor
2019-12-09 11:52     ` [PATCH v3 12/14] name-rev: use 'name->tip_name' instead of 'tip_name' SZEDER Gábor
2019-12-09 11:52     ` [PATCH v3 13/14] name-rev: eliminate recursion in name_rev() SZEDER Gábor
2019-12-09 11:52     ` [PATCH v3 14/14] name-rev: cleanup name_ref() SZEDER Gábor
2019-12-09 15:08     ` [PATCH v3 00/14] name-rev: eliminate recursion Derrick Stolee
2019-12-11 17:33       ` Junio C Hamano

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