[PATCH] xfs: fix memory leak in xfs_dir2_node_removename

Mark Tinguely tinguely at sgi.com
Fri Sep 27 12:48:42 CDT 2013


On 09/27/13 11:44, Eric Sandeen wrote:
> On 9/27/13 8:01 AM, Mark Tinguely wrote:
>> Free the memory pointed to by state before returning on error from
>> xfs_dir2_node_removename.c
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Mark Tinguely<tinguely at sgi.com>
>> ---
>> Found by Coverity (134681) in userspace, same patch applies there
>> also.
>
> Heh, looks like that one has been around since the dawn of time, thanks.
>
> Reviewed-by: Eric Sandeen<sandeen at redhat.com>
>
> how do we handle the matching userspace fixes, separate patch to
> be explicit?  Wait for the next syncup?
>
> Thanks,
> -Eric

<patch delete>

Good question.

The user space should be kept up to date with the kernel.

Since the patches will be identical except the directory name, I was 
hoping to submit one copy. But I am not trying to invent a policy, just 
being lazy.

--Mark.



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