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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, Jeff King <peff@peff.net>,
	Derrick Stolee <derrickstolee@github.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 01/10] pack-write.c: plug a leak in stage_tmp_packfiles()
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2023 09:57:30 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqh6ta1og5.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <ZEFo4iGFTg1UWpL0@nand.local> (Taylor Blau's message of "Thu, 20 Apr 2023 12:31:30 -0400")

Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com> writes:

>> Indeed the string that holds the name of the file returned by
>> write_mtimes_file() is leaking.  Does the same logic apply to the
>> returned filename from write_rev_file() and stored in rev_tmp_name
>> that is not freed in stage_tmp_packfiles() in another topic?
>
> They are similar, but unfortunately different.

I hoped "fortunately different and there is no leak", but it seems
what you said below is a bit different X-<.

> But in the case of `write_rev_file()`, it only *sometimes* generates a
> new name from scratch. The first parameter can be NULL, in which case
> `write_rev_file()` will generate a new name. Or it can be non-NULL, in
> which case that name will be used instead.

IOW, it is a mess.

But I think the topic to introduce that variable is being rerolled
and has no interaction with the codepath we are discussing here, so
we are still in good shape wrt this series ;-)

Thanks.

  reply	other threads:[~2023-04-20 16:59 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 48+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-04-17 20:54 [PATCH 00/10] gc: enable cruft packs by default Taylor Blau
2023-04-17 20:54 ` [PATCH 01/10] pack-write.c: plug a leak in stage_tmp_packfiles() Taylor Blau
2023-04-18 10:30   ` Jeff King
2023-04-18 19:40     ` Taylor Blau
2023-04-17 20:54 ` [PATCH 02/10] builtin/repack.c: fix incorrect reference to '-C' Taylor Blau
2023-04-17 20:54 ` [PATCH 03/10] builtin/gc.c: ignore cruft packs with `--keep-largest-pack` Taylor Blau
2023-04-17 22:54   ` Junio C Hamano
2023-04-17 23:03     ` Taylor Blau
2023-04-18 10:39       ` Jeff King
2023-04-18 14:54         ` Derrick Stolee
2023-04-17 20:54 ` [PATCH 04/10] t/t5304-prune.sh: prepare for `gc --cruft` by default Taylor Blau
2023-04-17 20:54 ` [PATCH 05/10] t/t9300-fast-import.sh: " Taylor Blau
2023-04-18 10:43   ` Jeff King
2023-04-18 19:44     ` Taylor Blau
2023-04-17 20:54 ` [PATCH 06/10] t/t6500-gc.sh: refactor cruft pack tests Taylor Blau
2023-04-17 20:54 ` [PATCH 07/10] t/t6500-gc.sh: add additional test cases Taylor Blau
2023-04-18 10:48   ` Jeff King
2023-04-18 19:48     ` Taylor Blau
2023-04-17 20:54 ` [PATCH 08/10] t/t6501-freshen-objects.sh: prepare for `gc --cruft` by default Taylor Blau
2023-04-18 10:56   ` Jeff King
2023-04-18 19:50     ` Taylor Blau
2023-04-22 11:23       ` Jeff King
2023-04-17 20:54 ` [PATCH 09/10] builtin/gc.c: make `gc.cruftPacks` enabled " Taylor Blau
2023-04-18 11:00   ` Jeff King
2023-04-18 19:52     ` Taylor Blau
2023-04-17 20:54 ` [PATCH 10/10] repository.h: drop unused `gc_cruft_packs` Taylor Blau
2023-04-18 11:02   ` Jeff King
2023-04-18 11:04 ` [PATCH 00/10] gc: enable cruft packs by default Jeff King
2023-04-18 19:53   ` Taylor Blau
2023-04-18 20:40 ` [PATCH v2 " Taylor Blau
2023-04-18 20:40   ` [PATCH v2 01/10] pack-write.c: plug a leak in stage_tmp_packfiles() Taylor Blau
2023-04-19 22:00     ` Junio C Hamano
2023-04-20 16:31       ` Taylor Blau
2023-04-20 16:57         ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2023-04-18 20:40   ` [PATCH v2 02/10] builtin/repack.c: fix incorrect reference to '-C' Taylor Blau
2023-04-18 20:40   ` [PATCH v2 03/10] builtin/gc.c: ignore cruft packs with `--keep-largest-pack` Taylor Blau
2023-04-18 20:40   ` [PATCH v2 04/10] t/t5304-prune.sh: prepare for `gc --cruft` by default Taylor Blau
2023-04-18 20:40   ` [PATCH v2 05/10] t/t6501-freshen-objects.sh: " Taylor Blau
2023-04-18 20:40   ` [PATCH v2 06/10] t/t6500-gc.sh: refactor cruft pack tests Taylor Blau
2023-04-18 20:40   ` [PATCH v2 07/10] t/t6500-gc.sh: add additional test cases Taylor Blau
2023-04-18 20:40   ` [PATCH v2 08/10] t/t9300-fast-import.sh: prepare for `gc --cruft` by default Taylor Blau
2023-04-18 20:40   ` [PATCH v2 09/10] builtin/gc.c: make `gc.cruftPacks` enabled " Taylor Blau
2023-04-19 22:22     ` Junio C Hamano
2023-04-20 17:24       ` Taylor Blau
2023-04-20 17:31         ` Junio C Hamano
2023-04-20 19:19           ` Taylor Blau
2023-04-18 20:41   ` [PATCH v2 10/10] repository.h: drop unused `gc_cruft_packs` Taylor Blau
2023-04-19 22:19     ` Junio C Hamano

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