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From: Bart Van Assche <bvanassche-HInyCGIudOg@public.gmane.org>
To: Hal Rosenstock <hal-LDSdmyG8hGV8YrgS2mwiifqBs+8SCbDb@public.gmane.org>
Cc: "linux-rdma
	(linux-rdma-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org)"
	<linux-rdma-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>,
	Vladimir Koushnir
	<vladimirk-VPRAkNaXOzVWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH opensm] osm_subnet.c: Fix memory leak caused by commit dc0760cb8088fbe079e19682570a884ba01e94ff
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 15:13:38 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <52136B82.6010506@acm.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <52136886.7090905-LDSdmyG8hGV8YrgS2mwiifqBs+8SCbDb@public.gmane.org>

On 08/20/13 15:00, Hal Rosenstock wrote:
> From: Vladimir Koushnir <vladimirk-VPRAkNaXOzVWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
>
> double strdup for p_opt->dump_files_dir is causing memory leak
>
> Signed-off-by: Vladimir Koushnir <vladimirk-VPRAkNaXOzVWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
> Signed-off-by: Hal Rosenstock <hal-VPRAkNaXOzVWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
> ---
> diff --git a/opensm/osm_subnet.c b/opensm/osm_subnet.c
> index 7ab1671..4b5ef38 100644
> --- a/opensm/osm_subnet.c
> +++ b/opensm/osm_subnet.c
> @@ -1498,7 +1498,7 @@ void osm_subn_set_default_opt(IN osm_subn_opt_t *
> p_opt)
>    	p_opt->dump_files_dir = getenv("OSM_TMP_DIR");
>   	if (!p_opt->dump_files_dir || !(*p_opt->dump_files_dir))
> -		p_opt->dump_files_dir = strdup(OSM_DEFAULT_TMP_DIR);
> +		p_opt->dump_files_dir = (char *) OSM_DEFAULT_TMP_DIR;
>   	p_opt->dump_files_dir = strdup(p_opt->dump_files_dir);
>   	p_opt->log_file = strdup(OSM_DEFAULT_LOG_FILE);
>   	p_opt->log_max_size = 0;

How about avoiding the memory leak via the construct below, which has 
the advantage that no cast is necessary ?

   	if (!p_opt->dump_files_dir || !(*p_opt->dump_files_dir))
		p_opt->dump_files_dir = strdup(OSM_DEFAULT_TMP_DIR);
	else
	   	p_opt->dump_files_dir = strdup(p_opt->dump_files_dir);

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      parent reply	other threads:[~2013-08-20 13:13 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-08-20 13:00 [PATCH opensm] osm_subnet.c: Fix memory leak caused by commit dc0760cb8088fbe079e19682570a884ba01e94ff Hal Rosenstock
     [not found] ` <52136886.7090905-LDSdmyG8hGV8YrgS2mwiifqBs+8SCbDb@public.gmane.org>
2013-08-20 13:13   ` Bart Van Assche [this message]

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