[openib-general] [PATCH] cma_connect_ib leaks memory in failure cases.

Sean Hefty mshefty at ichips.intel.com
Mon Sep 11 10:44:46 PDT 2006


Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
>>cma_connect_ib leaks an struct ib_cm_id* in failure cases.
>>
>>Signed-off-by: Krishna Kumar <krkumar2 at in.ibm.com>
> 
> 
> This one looks like it might be good for 2.6.18. Sean?

The ib_cm_id will be cleaned up if the rdma_cm_id is destroyed, as long as a 
second call is not made to rdma_connect after the first call fails.  So we're 
probably safe deferring this until 2.6.19, unless someone has code which calls 
rdma_connect twice.

- Sean




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