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SubjectRe: __trace_remove_event_dirs() leaks file->filter ? (Was: probe_event_disable()->synchronize_sched())
(2014/07/04 2:01), Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> On 07/03, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
>>
>> Hmm. Off-topic, but it seems that instance_rmdir() leaks the memory? Say,
>> file->filter?
>
> Perhaps I am totally confused, but don't we need something like the patch
> below? I'll try to recheck later...
>
> Better yet, we can probably move destroy_preds() from event_remove() to
> remove_event_file_dir()... not sure, need to recheck.

Ah, yes, it seems event_remove releases preds, and remove_event_file_dir()
called from event_trace_del_tracer() doesn't release it.

BTW, with following patch, we'd better remove destroy_preds() from
event_remove() and add destroy_call_preds() at the very last of the
function.

Thank you,

>
> Oleg.
>
> --- x/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
> +++ x/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
> @@ -470,6 +470,7 @@ static void remove_event_file_dir(struct ftrace_event_file *file)
>
> list_del(&file->list);
> remove_subsystem(file->system);
> + destroy_file_preds(file);
> kmem_cache_free(file_cachep, file);
> }
>
>
>


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Masami HIRAMATSU
Software Platform Research Dept. Linux Technology Research Center
Hitachi, Ltd., Yokohama Research Laboratory
E-mail: masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com




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