Re: [PATCH] kernel/workqueue.c: kfree issue, need check flag'WQ_UNBOUND' when processing failure.

[Tejun Heo]

On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 09:34:36AM +0800, Chen Gang wrote:
> On 05/14/2013 11:20 PM, Tejun Heo wrote:
> > On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 09:06:40PM +0800, Chen Gang wrote:
> >>  err_destroy:
> >>  	destroy_workqueue(wq);
> >> +	if (flags & WQ_UNBOUND) {
> >> +err_free_wq:
> >> +		free_workqueue_attrs(wq->unbound_attrs);
> >> +		kfree(wq);
> >> +	}
> > 
> > Doesn't the above make the code free wq twice on after err_destroy?
> > 
> 
> Oh, it is my fault. I did not see the put_pwq_unlocked() in details,
> next I should read the code carefully.

We're still leaking unbound_attrs in the failure path, right?  We can
probably just add unconditional free_workqueue_attrs() in err_free_wq?

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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