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* [RFA] readelf.c (process_gnu_liblist): Stop memory leak.
@ 2011-03-08  1:42 Michael Snyder
  2011-03-14 12:18 ` Richard Sandiford
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Michael Snyder @ 2011-03-08  1:42 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: binutils

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OK?


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2011-03-07  Michael Snyder  <msnyder@msnyder-server.eng.vmware.com>

	* readelf.c (process_gnu_liblist): Stop memory leak.

Index: readelf.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/binutils/readelf.c,v
retrieving revision 1.534
diff -u -p -r1.534 readelf.c
--- readelf.c	1 Mar 2011 00:02:32 -0000	1.534
+++ readelf.c	8 Mar 2011 01:27:07 -0000
@@ -11807,7 +11811,7 @@ process_gnu_liblist (FILE * file)
   Elf_Internal_Shdr * section;
   Elf_Internal_Shdr * string_sec;
   Elf32_External_Lib * elib;
-  char * strtab;
+  char * strtab = NULL;
   size_t strtab_size;
   size_t cnt;
   unsigned i;
@@ -11833,6 +11837,7 @@ process_gnu_liblist (FILE * file)
 	    break;
 	  string_sec = section_headers + section->sh_link;
 
+	  free (strtab);
 	  strtab = (char *) get_data (NULL, file, string_sec->sh_offset, 1,
                                       string_sec->sh_size,
                                       _("liblist string table"));
@@ -11886,6 +11891,7 @@ process_gnu_liblist (FILE * file)
 	}
     }
 
+  free (strtab);
   return 1;
 }
 

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* Re: [RFA] readelf.c (process_gnu_liblist): Stop memory leak.
  2011-03-08  1:42 [RFA] readelf.c (process_gnu_liblist): Stop memory leak Michael Snyder
@ 2011-03-14 12:18 ` Richard Sandiford
  2011-03-14 17:56   ` Michael Snyder
  2011-03-30 15:38   ` Nick Clifton
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Richard Sandiford @ 2011-03-14 12:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Michael Snyder; +Cc: binutils

Michael Snyder <msnyder@vmware.com> writes:
> OK?
>
> 2011-03-07  Michael Snyder  <msnyder@msnyder-server.eng.vmware.com>
>
> 	* readelf.c (process_gnu_liblist): Stop memory leak.
>
> Index: readelf.c
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvs/src/src/binutils/readelf.c,v
> retrieving revision 1.534
> diff -u -p -r1.534 readelf.c
> --- readelf.c	1 Mar 2011 00:02:32 -0000	1.534
> +++ readelf.c	8 Mar 2011 01:27:07 -0000
> @@ -11807,7 +11811,7 @@ process_gnu_liblist (FILE * file)
>    Elf_Internal_Shdr * section;
>    Elf_Internal_Shdr * string_sec;
>    Elf32_External_Lib * elib;
> -  char * strtab;
> +  char * strtab = NULL;
>    size_t strtab_size;
>    size_t cnt;
>    unsigned i;
> @@ -11833,6 +11837,7 @@ process_gnu_liblist (FILE * file)
>  	    break;
>  	  string_sec = section_headers + section->sh_link;
>  
> +	  free (strtab);
>  	  strtab = (char *) get_data (NULL, file, string_sec->sh_offset, 1,
>                                        string_sec->sh_size,
>                                        _("liblist string table"));
> @@ -11886,6 +11891,7 @@ process_gnu_liblist (FILE * file)
>  	}
>      }
>  
> +  free (strtab);
>    return 1;
>  }

Why not simply free strtab at the same time as elib?  That version
is preapproved, if it works.

Richard

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* Re: [RFA] readelf.c (process_gnu_liblist): Stop memory leak.
  2011-03-14 12:18 ` Richard Sandiford
@ 2011-03-14 17:56   ` Michael Snyder
  2011-03-14 21:14     ` Michael Snyder
  2011-03-30 15:38   ` Nick Clifton
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Michael Snyder @ 2011-03-14 17:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Michael Snyder, binutils, richard.sandiford

Richard Sandiford wrote:
> Michael Snyder <msnyder@vmware.com> writes:
>> OK?
>>
>> 2011-03-07  Michael Snyder  <msnyder@msnyder-server.eng.vmware.com>
>>
>> 	* readelf.c (process_gnu_liblist): Stop memory leak.
>>
>> Index: readelf.c
>> ===================================================================
>> RCS file: /cvs/src/src/binutils/readelf.c,v
>> retrieving revision 1.534
>> diff -u -p -r1.534 readelf.c
>> --- readelf.c	1 Mar 2011 00:02:32 -0000	1.534
>> +++ readelf.c	8 Mar 2011 01:27:07 -0000
>> @@ -11807,7 +11811,7 @@ process_gnu_liblist (FILE * file)
>>    Elf_Internal_Shdr * section;
>>    Elf_Internal_Shdr * string_sec;
>>    Elf32_External_Lib * elib;
>> -  char * strtab;
>> +  char * strtab = NULL;
>>    size_t strtab_size;
>>    size_t cnt;
>>    unsigned i;
>> @@ -11833,6 +11837,7 @@ process_gnu_liblist (FILE * file)
>>  	    break;
>>  	  string_sec = section_headers + section->sh_link;
>>  
>> +	  free (strtab);
>>  	  strtab = (char *) get_data (NULL, file, string_sec->sh_offset, 1,
>>                                        string_sec->sh_size,
>>                                        _("liblist string table"));
>> @@ -11886,6 +11891,7 @@ process_gnu_liblist (FILE * file)
>>  	}
>>      }
>>  
>> +  free (strtab);
>>    return 1;
>>  }
> 
> Why not simply free strtab at the same time as elib?  That version
> is preapproved, if it works.

I have no test for it.  Found by static analysis.

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* Re: [RFA] readelf.c (process_gnu_liblist): Stop memory leak.
  2011-03-14 17:56   ` Michael Snyder
@ 2011-03-14 21:14     ` Michael Snyder
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Michael Snyder @ 2011-03-14 21:14 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Michael Snyder, binutils, richard.sandiford

Michael Snyder wrote:
> Richard Sandiford wrote:
>> Michael Snyder <msnyder@vmware.com> writes:
>>> OK?
>>>
>>> 2011-03-07  Michael Snyder  <msnyder@msnyder-server.eng.vmware.com>
>>>
>>> 	* readelf.c (process_gnu_liblist): Stop memory leak.
>>>
>>> Index: readelf.c
>>> ===================================================================
>>> RCS file: /cvs/src/src/binutils/readelf.c,v
>>> retrieving revision 1.534
>>> diff -u -p -r1.534 readelf.c
>>> --- readelf.c	1 Mar 2011 00:02:32 -0000	1.534
>>> +++ readelf.c	8 Mar 2011 01:27:07 -0000
>>> @@ -11807,7 +11811,7 @@ process_gnu_liblist (FILE * file)
>>>    Elf_Internal_Shdr * section;
>>>    Elf_Internal_Shdr * string_sec;
>>>    Elf32_External_Lib * elib;
>>> -  char * strtab;
>>> +  char * strtab = NULL;
>>>    size_t strtab_size;
>>>    size_t cnt;
>>>    unsigned i;
>>> @@ -11833,6 +11837,7 @@ process_gnu_liblist (FILE * file)
>>>  	    break;
>>>  	  string_sec = section_headers + section->sh_link;
>>>  
>>> +	  free (strtab);
>>>  	  strtab = (char *) get_data (NULL, file, string_sec->sh_offset, 1,
>>>                                        string_sec->sh_size,
>>>                                        _("liblist string table"));
>>> @@ -11886,6 +11891,7 @@ process_gnu_liblist (FILE * file)
>>>  	}
>>>      }
>>>  
>>> +  free (strtab);
>>>    return 1;
>>>  }
>> Why not simply free strtab at the same time as elib?  That version
>> is preapproved, if it works.
> 
> I have no test for it.  Found by static analysis.
> 

... and the testsuite doesn't seem to exercise it.


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* Re: [RFA] readelf.c (process_gnu_liblist): Stop memory leak.
  2011-03-14 12:18 ` Richard Sandiford
  2011-03-14 17:56   ` Michael Snyder
@ 2011-03-30 15:38   ` Nick Clifton
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Nick Clifton @ 2011-03-30 15:38 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: binutils

Hi Guys,

 > On 03/14/2011 12:17 PM, Richard Sandiford wrote:
> Michael Snyder<msnyder@vmware.com>  writes:
>> OK?
>>
>> 2011-03-07  Michael Snyder<msnyder@msnyder-server.eng.vmware.com>
>>
>> 	* readelf.c (process_gnu_liblist): Stop memory leak.
 >
> Why not simply free strtab at the same time as elib?  That version
> is preapproved, if it works.

I have applied this version.

Cheers
   Nick


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