Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] x86/fpu: Fix memory leak with dynamic fpstate and exec()
From: Chang S. Bae
Date: Tue Oct 20 2026 - 14:26:40 EST
On 10/19/2026 6:49 PM, Guixiong Wei wrote:
void fpstate_free(struct fpu *fpu)
{
__fpstate_free(fpu->fpstate);
}
Hmm, just curious why the original check has to be removed. I thought this sanity check from the struct fpu context was reasonable, no?
void fpstate_free(struct fpu *fpu)
{
if (fpu->fpstate && fpu->fpstate != &fpu->__fpstate)
__fpstate_free(fpu->fpstate);
}
Thanks,
Chang