Re: [PATCH bpf-next 4/5] selftest/bpf: Fix memory leak in kprobe_multi_test

[Jiri Olsa]

On Sun, Oct 09, 2022 at 09:18:29AM -0400, Xu Kuohai wrote:
> From: Xu Kuohai <xukuohai@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> The get_syms() function in kprobe_multi_test.c does not free the string
> memory allocated by sscanf correctly. Fix it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Xu Kuohai <xukuohai@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  .../bpf/prog_tests/kprobe_multi_test.c          | 17 ++++++++---------
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/kprobe_multi_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/kprobe_multi_test.c
> index d457a55ff408..07dd2c5b7f98 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/kprobe_multi_test.c
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/kprobe_multi_test.c
> @@ -360,15 +360,14 @@ static int get_syms(char ***symsp, size_t *cntp)
>  		 * to them. Filter out the current culprits - arch_cpu_idle
>  		 * and rcu_* functions.
>  		 */
> -		if (!strcmp(name, "arch_cpu_idle"))
> -			continue;
> -		if (!strncmp(name, "rcu_", 4))
> -			continue;
> -		if (!strcmp(name, "bpf_dispatcher_xdp_func"))
> -			continue;
> -		if (!strncmp(name, "__ftrace_invalid_address__",
> -			     sizeof("__ftrace_invalid_address__") - 1))
> +		if (!strcmp(name, "arch_cpu_idle") ||
> +			!strncmp(name, "rcu_", 4) ||
> +			!strcmp(name, "bpf_dispatcher_xdp_func") ||
> +			!strncmp(name, "__ftrace_invalid_address__",
> +				 sizeof("__ftrace_invalid_address__") - 1)) {
> +			free(name);
>  			continue;
> +		}
>  		err = hashmap__add(map, name, NULL);
>  		if (err) {
>  			free(name);
> @@ -394,7 +393,7 @@ static int get_syms(char ***symsp, size_t *cntp)
>  	hashmap__free(map);
>  	if (err) {
>  		for (i = 0; i < cnt; i++)
> -			free(syms[cnt]);
> +			free(syms[i]);

mama mia.. nice catch! thanks

Acked-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx>

jirka

>  		free(syms);
>  	}
>  	return err;
> -- 
> 2.25.1
>