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

[Sean Hefty]

Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
>>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.
> 
> SDP can do this I think.

To clarify, SDP would need to do something like:

ret = rdma_connect(id_7471 ...)
if (ret)
	rdma_connect(id_7471 ...)

The same ID would need to be used twice.

- Sean