Re: [PATCHv4] fixed resource leak in scripts/mod/modpost.c

[Alexey Fomenko <ext-alexey.fomenko@nokia.com>]

On Tue, 2010-08-10 at 14:21 +0200, ext Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 3:03 PM, Alexey Fomenko
> <ext-alexey.fomenko@nokia.com> wrote:
> > From: Alexey Fomenko <ext-alexey.fomenko@nokia.com>
> >
> > sec2annotation() returns malloc'ed buffer directly to printf as an
> > argument. Patch lets free this buffer after printing. Preventing ops
> > while freeing the buffer by changing return const str to return
> > strdup empty line.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Alexey Fomenko <ext-alexey.fomenko@nokia.com>
> 
> > @@ -1283,11 +1301,15 @@
> >                "uses functionality in the exit path.\n"
> >                "The fix is often to remove the %sannotation of\n"
> >                "%s%s so it may be used outside an exit section.\n",
> > -               from, sec2annotation(fromsec), fromsym, from_p,
> > -               to, sec2annotation(tosec), tosym, to_p,
> > -               sec2annotation(tosec), tosym, to_p);
> > +               from, prl_from, fromsym, from_p,
> > +               to, prl_to, tosym, to_p,
> > +               ptl_to, tosym, to_p);
> Did you ever compile this code?
> It looks typo here.
Ever - yes, last one - no, was in a hurry. Shouldn't have been.
I'll fix it.

> 
> > +               free(prl_from);
> > +               free(prl_to);
> >                break;
> >        case ANY_EXIT_TO_ANY_INIT:
> > +               prl_from = sec2annotation(fromsec);
> > +               prl_to = sec2annotation(tosec);
> >                fprintf(stderr,
> >                "The %s %s%s%s references\n"
> >                "a %s %s%s%s.\n"
>