Re: [PATCH -next] fs: Fix memory leaks in do_renameat2() error paths

Qian Cai
2020-10-30T15:52:10Z

On Fri, 2020-10-30 at 09:27 -0600, Jens Axboe wrote:
> On 10/30/20 9:24 AM, Qian Cai wrote:
> > We will need to call putname() before do_renameat2() returning -EINVAL
> > to avoid memory leaks.
>
> Thanks, should mention that this isn't final by any stretch (which is
> why it hasn't been posted yet), just pushed out for some exposure.

I don't know what other people think about this, but I do find a bit
discouraging in testing those half-baked patches in linux-next where it does not
even ready to post for a review.