RE: [PATCH] exfat: fix memory leak in exfat_parse_param()
From: Namjae Jeon
Date: Tue Jun 02 2020 - 22:16:33 EST
> On Wed, Jun 03, 2020 at 10:29:57AM +0900, Namjae Jeon wrote:
>
> > exfat_free() should call exfat_free_iocharset() after stealing
> > param->string instead of kstrdup in exfat_parse_param().
>
> ITYM
> extfat_free() should call exfat_free_iocharset(), to prevent a leak in case we fail after
> parsing iocharset= but before calling
> get_tree_bdev()
>
> Additionally, there's no point copying param->string in
> exfat_parse_param() - just steal it, leaving NULL in param->string.
> That's independent from the leak or fix thereof - it's simply avoiding an extra copy.
Updated it in v2.
Thanks!