[PATCH v2] KEYS: fix memory leaks when reading certificate
David Howells
dhowells at redhat.com
Wed Mar 30 15:37:14 UTC 2022
Denis Glazkov <d.glazkov at omp.ru> wrote:
> The `exit()` function usage produce possible memory leaks. This
> patch removes the use of the `exit()` function and adds memory
> free in case of a negative scenarios.
?
Barring a kernel bug, there should be no memory leaks from exit(). _exit() is
the ultimate process cleanup tool. Calling free() won't necessarily return
the memory allocated by malloc() to the kernel.
Unless you have a good reason to actually tear down everything, just print a
message and call exit on error in little helpers like this.
David
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