[PATCH 1/3] trace_kprobes: fix memory leak

From: Lai Jiangshan
Date: Wed Nov 25 2009 - 03:33:03 EST



tp->nr_args is not set before we "goto error",
it causes memory leak for free_trace_probe() use tp->nr_args
to free memory of args.

Signed-off-by: Lai Jiangshan <laijs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
index 79ce6a2..82e8583 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
@@ -704,10 +704,12 @@ static int create_trace_probe(int argc, char **argv)
ret = parse_probe_arg(arg, &tp->args[i].fetch, is_return);
if (ret) {
pr_info("Parse error at argument%d. (%d)\n", i, ret);
+ kfree(tp->args[i].name);
goto error;
}
+
+ tp->nr_args++;
}
- tp->nr_args = i;

ret = register_trace_probe(tp);
if (ret)


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