Re: [PATCH] Smack: setprocattr memory leak fix

From: David Howells
Date: Thu Aug 23 2012 - 08:48:37 EST


Casey Schaufler <casey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Casey Schaufler <casey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [PATCH] Smack: setprocattr memory leak fix
>
> The data structure allocations being done in prepare_creds
> are duplicated in smack_setprocattr. This results in the
> structure allocated in prepare_creds being orphaned and
> never freed. The duplicate code is removed from
> smack_setprocattr.
>
> Targeted for git://git.gitorious.org/smack-next/kernel.git
>
> Signed-off-by: Casey Schaufler <casey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx>

Note that I do have a patch to make Smack share rule lists - I've posted it a
number of times, but I take it you're not interested.

5707 06/13 [To:casey@schauf] [PATCH 1/3] Smack: Constify some pointers<<Mak
5708 06/13 [To:casey@schauf] [PATCH 2/3] Smack: Further constification<<M
5709 06/13 [To:casey@schauf] [PATCH 3/3] Smack: Use rule list tail sharin

David
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