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SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/3] [BUGFIX] tracing: Fix double free of event_trigger_data
On Wed, 25 Jul 2018 10:16:53 +0900
Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org> wrote:

> Hm, as far as I can see, when register_trigger() returns >= 0, it already
> calls ->init the trigger_data. This means its refcount++, and in that
> case, below patch will miss to free the trigger_data.
> How about below for tentative fix?
>
> if (!ret) {
> ret = -ENOENT;
> /* We have to forcibly free the trigger_data */
> goto out_free;
> } else if (ret > 0)
> ret = 0;

Or better yet, match it properly:

out_reg:
/* Up the trigger_data count to make sure reg doesn't free it on failure */
event_trigger_init(trigger_ops, trigger_data);
ret = cmd_ops->reg(glob, trigger_ops, trigger_data, file);
/*
* The above returns on success the # of functions enabled,
* but if it didn't find any functions it returns zero.
* Consider no functions a failure too.
*/
if (!ret) {
cmd_ops->unreg(glob, trigger_ops, trigger_data, file);
ret = -ENOENT;
} else if (ret > 0)
ret = 0;

/* Down the counter of trigger_data or free it if not used anymore */
event_trigger_free(trigger_ops, trigger_data);
out:
return ret;

-- Steve

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