[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] pcap, af_packet, null: Fix memory leaks of 'struct rte_kvargs'

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] pcap, af_packet, null: Fix memory leaks of 'struct rte_kvargs'

[Tetsuya Mukawa]

'struct rte_kvargs' is allocated in rte_kvargs_parse(), and should be
freed with rte_kvargs_free().
This patch fixes memory leaks of 'struct rte_kvargs' in below PMDs.
 - pcap PMD
 - af_packet PMD
 - null PMD

Reported-by: Mcnamara, John <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Tetsuya Mukawa <mukawa@igel.co.jp>
---
 lib/librte_pmd_af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c |  5 ++++-
 lib/librte_pmd_null/rte_eth_null.c           | 13 +++++++++----
 lib/librte_pmd_pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c           | 18 +++++++++++-------
 3 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c b/lib/librte_pmd_af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c
index 80e9bdf..7c3c6a9 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c
@@ -823,12 +823,15 @@ rte_pmd_af_packet_devinit(const char *name, const char *params)
 		ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, ETH_AF_PACKET_IFACE_ARG,
 		                         &open_packet_iface, &sockfd);
 		if (ret < 0)
-			return -1;
+			goto free_kvlist_then_return;
 	}
 
 	ret = rte_eth_from_packet(name, &sockfd, numa_node, kvlist);
 	close(sockfd); /* no longer needed */
 
+free_kvlist_then_return:
+	rte_kvargs_free(kvlist);
+
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return -1;
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_null/rte_eth_null.c b/lib/librte_pmd_null/rte_eth_null.c
index f49d686..86307eb 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_null/rte_eth_null.c
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_null/rte_eth_null.c
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ rte_pmd_null_devinit(const char *name, const char *params)
 	unsigned numa_node;
 	unsigned packet_size = default_packet_size;
 	unsigned packet_copy = default_packet_copy;
-	struct rte_kvargs *kvlist;
+	struct rte_kvargs *kvlist = NULL;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (name == NULL)
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ rte_pmd_null_devinit(const char *name, const char *params)
 					ETH_NULL_PACKET_SIZE_ARG,
 					&get_packet_size_arg, &packet_size);
 			if (ret < 0)
-				return -1;
+				goto free_kvlist_then_return;
 		}
 
 		if (rte_kvargs_count(kvlist, ETH_NULL_PACKET_COPY_ARG) == 1) {
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ rte_pmd_null_devinit(const char *name, const char *params)
 					ETH_NULL_PACKET_COPY_ARG,
 					&get_packet_copy_arg, &packet_copy);
 			if (ret < 0)
-				return -1;
+				goto free_kvlist_then_return;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -544,7 +544,12 @@ rte_pmd_null_devinit(const char *name, const char *params)
 			"packet copy is %s\n", packet_size,
 			packet_copy ? "enabled" : "disabled");
 
-	return eth_dev_null_create(name, numa_node, packet_size, packet_copy);
+	ret = eth_dev_null_create(name, numa_node, packet_size, packet_copy);
+
+free_kvlist_then_return:
+	if (kvlist)
+		rte_kvargs_free(kvlist);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c b/lib/librte_pmd_pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
index 5e94930..de15fb3 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
@@ -888,12 +888,13 @@ rte_pmd_pcap_devinit(const char *name, const char *params)
 		ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, ETH_PCAP_IFACE_ARG,
 				&open_rx_tx_iface, &pcaps);
 		if (ret < 0)
-			return -1;
+			goto free_kvlist_then_return;
 		dumpers.pcaps[0] = pcaps.pcaps[0];
 		dumpers.names[0] = pcaps.names[0];
 		dumpers.types[0] = pcaps.types[0];
-		return rte_eth_from_pcaps(name, &pcaps, 1, &dumpers, 1,
+		ret = rte_eth_from_pcaps(name, &pcaps, 1, &dumpers, 1,
 				numa_node, kvlist, 1);
+		goto free_kvlist_then_return;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -911,7 +912,7 @@ rte_pmd_pcap_devinit(const char *name, const char *params)
 	}
 
 	if (ret < 0)
-		return -1;
+		goto free_kvlist_then_return;
 
 	/*
 	 * We check whether we want to open a TX stream to a real NIC or a
@@ -930,15 +931,18 @@ rte_pmd_pcap_devinit(const char *name, const char *params)
 	}
 
 	if (ret < 0)
-		return -1;
+		goto free_kvlist_then_return;
 
 	if (using_dumpers)
-		return rte_eth_from_pcaps_n_dumpers(name, &pcaps, pcaps.num_of_rx,
+		ret = rte_eth_from_pcaps_n_dumpers(name, &pcaps, pcaps.num_of_rx,
 				&dumpers, dumpers.num_of_tx, numa_node, kvlist);
-
-	return rte_eth_from_pcaps(name, &pcaps, pcaps.num_of_rx, &dumpers,
+	else
+		ret = rte_eth_from_pcaps(name, &pcaps, pcaps.num_of_rx, &dumpers,
 			dumpers.num_of_tx, numa_node, kvlist, 0);
 
+free_kvlist_then_return:
+	rte_kvargs_free(kvlist);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int
-- 
1.9.1

Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] pcap, af_packet, null: Fix memory leaks of 'struct rte_kvargs'

[Neil Horman]

On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 12:42:56PM +0900, Tetsuya Mukawa wrote:
> 'struct rte_kvargs' is allocated in rte_kvargs_parse(), and should be
> freed with rte_kvargs_free().
> This patch fixes memory leaks of 'struct rte_kvargs' in below PMDs.
>  - pcap PMD
>  - af_packet PMD
>  - null PMD
> 
> Reported-by: Mcnamara, John <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Tetsuya Mukawa <mukawa@igel.co.jp>

Typically, you should limit your goto tags to something more minimalist that
describes the one thing you want to unwind at the label.  As it stands here,  if
somone wants to add some code after this label, the label either becomes
incorrect, or you need to fix up the label name to match.  But I suppose that
can be corrected later.

Acked-by: Neil Horman <nhorman@tuxdriver.com>


> ---
>  lib/librte_pmd_af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c |  5 ++++-
>  lib/librte_pmd_null/rte_eth_null.c           | 13 +++++++++----
>  lib/librte_pmd_pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c           | 18 +++++++++++-------
>  3 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c b/lib/librte_pmd_af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c
> index 80e9bdf..7c3c6a9 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_pmd_af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c
> +++ b/lib/librte_pmd_af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c
> @@ -823,12 +823,15 @@ rte_pmd_af_packet_devinit(const char *name, const char *params)
>  		ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, ETH_AF_PACKET_IFACE_ARG,
>  		                         &open_packet_iface, &sockfd);
>  		if (ret < 0)
> -			return -1;
> +			goto free_kvlist_then_return;
>  	}
>  
>  	ret = rte_eth_from_packet(name, &sockfd, numa_node, kvlist);
>  	close(sockfd); /* no longer needed */
>  
> +free_kvlist_then_return:
> +	rte_kvargs_free(kvlist);
> +
>  	if (ret < 0)
>  		return -1;
>  
> diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_null/rte_eth_null.c b/lib/librte_pmd_null/rte_eth_null.c
> index f49d686..86307eb 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_pmd_null/rte_eth_null.c
> +++ b/lib/librte_pmd_null/rte_eth_null.c
> @@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ rte_pmd_null_devinit(const char *name, const char *params)
>  	unsigned numa_node;
>  	unsigned packet_size = default_packet_size;
>  	unsigned packet_copy = default_packet_copy;
> -	struct rte_kvargs *kvlist;
> +	struct rte_kvargs *kvlist = NULL;
>  	int ret;
>  
>  	if (name == NULL)
> @@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ rte_pmd_null_devinit(const char *name, const char *params)
>  					ETH_NULL_PACKET_SIZE_ARG,
>  					&get_packet_size_arg, &packet_size);
>  			if (ret < 0)
> -				return -1;
> +				goto free_kvlist_then_return;
>  		}
>  
>  		if (rte_kvargs_count(kvlist, ETH_NULL_PACKET_COPY_ARG) == 1) {
> @@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ rte_pmd_null_devinit(const char *name, const char *params)
>  					ETH_NULL_PACKET_COPY_ARG,
>  					&get_packet_copy_arg, &packet_copy);
>  			if (ret < 0)
> -				return -1;
> +				goto free_kvlist_then_return;
>  		}
>  	}
>  
> @@ -544,7 +544,12 @@ rte_pmd_null_devinit(const char *name, const char *params)
>  			"packet copy is %s\n", packet_size,
>  			packet_copy ? "enabled" : "disabled");
>  
> -	return eth_dev_null_create(name, numa_node, packet_size, packet_copy);
> +	ret = eth_dev_null_create(name, numa_node, packet_size, packet_copy);
> +
> +free_kvlist_then_return:
> +	if (kvlist)
> +		rte_kvargs_free(kvlist);
> +	return ret;
>  }
>  
>  static int
> diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c b/lib/librte_pmd_pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
> index 5e94930..de15fb3 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_pmd_pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
> +++ b/lib/librte_pmd_pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
> @@ -888,12 +888,13 @@ rte_pmd_pcap_devinit(const char *name, const char *params)
>  		ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, ETH_PCAP_IFACE_ARG,
>  				&open_rx_tx_iface, &pcaps);
>  		if (ret < 0)
> -			return -1;
> +			goto free_kvlist_then_return;
>  		dumpers.pcaps[0] = pcaps.pcaps[0];
>  		dumpers.names[0] = pcaps.names[0];
>  		dumpers.types[0] = pcaps.types[0];
> -		return rte_eth_from_pcaps(name, &pcaps, 1, &dumpers, 1,
> +		ret = rte_eth_from_pcaps(name, &pcaps, 1, &dumpers, 1,
>  				numa_node, kvlist, 1);
> +		goto free_kvlist_then_return;
>  	}
>  
>  	/*
> @@ -911,7 +912,7 @@ rte_pmd_pcap_devinit(const char *name, const char *params)
>  	}
>  
>  	if (ret < 0)
> -		return -1;
> +		goto free_kvlist_then_return;
>  
>  	/*
>  	 * We check whether we want to open a TX stream to a real NIC or a
> @@ -930,15 +931,18 @@ rte_pmd_pcap_devinit(const char *name, const char *params)
>  	}
>  
>  	if (ret < 0)
> -		return -1;
> +		goto free_kvlist_then_return;
>  
>  	if (using_dumpers)
> -		return rte_eth_from_pcaps_n_dumpers(name, &pcaps, pcaps.num_of_rx,
> +		ret = rte_eth_from_pcaps_n_dumpers(name, &pcaps, pcaps.num_of_rx,
>  				&dumpers, dumpers.num_of_tx, numa_node, kvlist);
> -
> -	return rte_eth_from_pcaps(name, &pcaps, pcaps.num_of_rx, &dumpers,
> +	else
> +		ret = rte_eth_from_pcaps(name, &pcaps, pcaps.num_of_rx, &dumpers,
>  			dumpers.num_of_tx, numa_node, kvlist, 0);
>  
> +free_kvlist_then_return:
> +	rte_kvargs_free(kvlist);
> +	return ret;
>  }
>  
>  static int
> -- 
> 1.9.1
> 
> 

Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] pcap, af_packet, null: Fix memory leaks of 'struct rte_kvargs'

[Mcnamara, John]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tetsuya Mukawa [mailto:mukawa@igel.co.jp]
> Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 3:43 AM
> To: dev@dpdk.org
> Cc: Mcnamara, John; Tetsuya Mukawa
> Subject: [PATCH] pcap,af_packet,null: Fix memory leaks of 'struct
> rte_kvargs'
>
>  lib/librte_pmd_af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c |  5 ++++-
>  lib/librte_pmd_null/rte_eth_null.c           | 13 +++++++++----
>  lib/librte_pmd_pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c           | 18 +++++++++++-------
>  3 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

Hi,

There is already a patch for the af_packet kvlist leak in review:

    http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2015-March/015049.html

The eth_null and pcap issues haven't been addressed yet though.

John

Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] pcap, af_packet, null: Fix memory leaks of 'struct rte_kvargs'

[Tetsuya Mukawa]

On 2015/03/16 19:47, Neil Horman wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 12:42:56PM +0900, Tetsuya Mukawa wrote:
>> 'struct rte_kvargs' is allocated in rte_kvargs_parse(), and should be
>> freed with rte_kvargs_free().
>> This patch fixes memory leaks of 'struct rte_kvargs' in below PMDs.
>>  - pcap PMD
>>  - af_packet PMD
>>  - null PMD
>>
>> Reported-by: Mcnamara, John <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Tetsuya Mukawa <mukawa@igel.co.jp>
> Typically, you should limit your goto tags to something more minimalist that
> describes the one thing you want to unwind at the label.  As it stands here,  if
> somone wants to add some code after this label, the label either becomes
> incorrect, or you need to fix up the label name to match.  But I suppose that
> can be corrected later.

Hi Neil,

I appreciate for your suggestion.
I will need to remove af_packet fixing and submit the patch again.
So I will follow your suggestion in the next patch.

Thanks,
Tetsuya

> Acked-by: Neil Horman <nhorman@tuxdriver.com>
>
>
>> ---
>>  lib/librte_pmd_af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c |  5 ++++-
>>  lib/librte_pmd_null/rte_eth_null.c           | 13 +++++++++----
>>  lib/librte_pmd_pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c           | 18 +++++++++++-------
>>  3 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c b/lib/librte_pmd_af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c
>> index 80e9bdf..7c3c6a9 100644
>> --- a/lib/librte_pmd_af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c
>> +++ b/lib/librte_pmd_af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c
>> @@ -823,12 +823,15 @@ rte_pmd_af_packet_devinit(const char *name, const char *params)
>>  		ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, ETH_AF_PACKET_IFACE_ARG,
>>  		                         &open_packet_iface, &sockfd);
>>  		if (ret < 0)
>> -			return -1;
>> +			goto free_kvlist_then_return;
>>  	}
>>  
>>  	ret = rte_eth_from_packet(name, &sockfd, numa_node, kvlist);
>>  	close(sockfd); /* no longer needed */
>>  
>> +free_kvlist_then_return:
>> +	rte_kvargs_free(kvlist);
>> +
>>  	if (ret < 0)
>>  		return -1;
>>  
>> diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_null/rte_eth_null.c b/lib/librte_pmd_null/rte_eth_null.c
>> index f49d686..86307eb 100644
>> --- a/lib/librte_pmd_null/rte_eth_null.c
>> +++ b/lib/librte_pmd_null/rte_eth_null.c
>> @@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ rte_pmd_null_devinit(const char *name, const char *params)
>>  	unsigned numa_node;
>>  	unsigned packet_size = default_packet_size;
>>  	unsigned packet_copy = default_packet_copy;
>> -	struct rte_kvargs *kvlist;
>> +	struct rte_kvargs *kvlist = NULL;
>>  	int ret;
>>  
>>  	if (name == NULL)
>> @@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ rte_pmd_null_devinit(const char *name, const char *params)
>>  					ETH_NULL_PACKET_SIZE_ARG,
>>  					&get_packet_size_arg, &packet_size);
>>  			if (ret < 0)
>> -				return -1;
>> +				goto free_kvlist_then_return;
>>  		}
>>  
>>  		if (rte_kvargs_count(kvlist, ETH_NULL_PACKET_COPY_ARG) == 1) {
>> @@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ rte_pmd_null_devinit(const char *name, const char *params)
>>  					ETH_NULL_PACKET_COPY_ARG,
>>  					&get_packet_copy_arg, &packet_copy);
>>  			if (ret < 0)
>> -				return -1;
>> +				goto free_kvlist_then_return;
>>  		}
>>  	}
>>  
>> @@ -544,7 +544,12 @@ rte_pmd_null_devinit(const char *name, const char *params)
>>  			"packet copy is %s\n", packet_size,
>>  			packet_copy ? "enabled" : "disabled");
>>  
>> -	return eth_dev_null_create(name, numa_node, packet_size, packet_copy);
>> +	ret = eth_dev_null_create(name, numa_node, packet_size, packet_copy);
>> +
>> +free_kvlist_then_return:
>> +	if (kvlist)
>> +		rte_kvargs_free(kvlist);
>> +	return ret;
>>  }
>>  
>>  static int
>> diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c b/lib/librte_pmd_pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
>> index 5e94930..de15fb3 100644
>> --- a/lib/librte_pmd_pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
>> +++ b/lib/librte_pmd_pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
>> @@ -888,12 +888,13 @@ rte_pmd_pcap_devinit(const char *name, const char *params)
>>  		ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, ETH_PCAP_IFACE_ARG,
>>  				&open_rx_tx_iface, &pcaps);
>>  		if (ret < 0)
>> -			return -1;
>> +			goto free_kvlist_then_return;
>>  		dumpers.pcaps[0] = pcaps.pcaps[0];
>>  		dumpers.names[0] = pcaps.names[0];
>>  		dumpers.types[0] = pcaps.types[0];
>> -		return rte_eth_from_pcaps(name, &pcaps, 1, &dumpers, 1,
>> +		ret = rte_eth_from_pcaps(name, &pcaps, 1, &dumpers, 1,
>>  				numa_node, kvlist, 1);
>> +		goto free_kvlist_then_return;
>>  	}
>>  
>>  	/*
>> @@ -911,7 +912,7 @@ rte_pmd_pcap_devinit(const char *name, const char *params)
>>  	}
>>  
>>  	if (ret < 0)
>> -		return -1;
>> +		goto free_kvlist_then_return;
>>  
>>  	/*
>>  	 * We check whether we want to open a TX stream to a real NIC or a
>> @@ -930,15 +931,18 @@ rte_pmd_pcap_devinit(const char *name, const char *params)
>>  	}
>>  
>>  	if (ret < 0)
>> -		return -1;
>> +		goto free_kvlist_then_return;
>>  
>>  	if (using_dumpers)
>> -		return rte_eth_from_pcaps_n_dumpers(name, &pcaps, pcaps.num_of_rx,
>> +		ret = rte_eth_from_pcaps_n_dumpers(name, &pcaps, pcaps.num_of_rx,
>>  				&dumpers, dumpers.num_of_tx, numa_node, kvlist);
>> -
>> -	return rte_eth_from_pcaps(name, &pcaps, pcaps.num_of_rx, &dumpers,
>> +	else
>> +		ret = rte_eth_from_pcaps(name, &pcaps, pcaps.num_of_rx, &dumpers,
>>  			dumpers.num_of_tx, numa_node, kvlist, 0);
>>  
>> +free_kvlist_then_return:
>> +	rte_kvargs_free(kvlist);
>> +	return ret;
>>  }
>>  
>>  static int
>> -- 
>> 1.9.1
>>
>>

Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] pcap, af_packet, null: Fix memory leaks of 'struct rte_kvargs'

[Tetsuya Mukawa]

On 2015/03/16 20:07, Mcnamara, John wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Tetsuya Mukawa [mailto:mukawa@igel.co.jp]
>> Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 3:43 AM
>> To: dev@dpdk.org
>> Cc: Mcnamara, John; Tetsuya Mukawa
>> Subject: [PATCH] pcap,af_packet,null: Fix memory leaks of 'struct
>> rte_kvargs'
>>
>>  lib/librte_pmd_af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c |  5 ++++-
>>  lib/librte_pmd_null/rte_eth_null.c           | 13 +++++++++----
>>  lib/librte_pmd_pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c           | 18 +++++++++++-------
>>  3 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
> Hi,
>
> There is already a patch for the af_packet kvlist leak in review:
>
>     http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2015-March/015049.html
>
> The eth_null and pcap issues haven't been addressed yet though.
>
> John
>
>

Hi John,

Thanks, I will remove af_packet fixinig, and submit it again.

Tetsuya

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] pcap, null: Fix memory leaks of 'struct rte_kvargs'

[Tetsuya Mukawa]

'struct rte_kvargs' is allocated in rte_kvargs_parse(), and should be
freed with rte_kvargs_free().
This patch fixes memory leaks of 'struct rte_kvargs' in below PMDs.
 - pcap PMD
 - null PMD

Reported-by: Mcnamara, John <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Tetsuya Mukawa <mukawa@igel.co.jp>
---
 lib/librte_pmd_null/rte_eth_null.c | 13 +++++++++----
 lib/librte_pmd_pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c | 18 +++++++++++-------
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_null/rte_eth_null.c b/lib/librte_pmd_null/rte_eth_null.c
index f49d686..8fe1a2d 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_null/rte_eth_null.c
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_null/rte_eth_null.c
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ rte_pmd_null_devinit(const char *name, const char *params)
 	unsigned numa_node;
 	unsigned packet_size = default_packet_size;
 	unsigned packet_copy = default_packet_copy;
-	struct rte_kvargs *kvlist;
+	struct rte_kvargs *kvlist = NULL;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (name == NULL)
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ rte_pmd_null_devinit(const char *name, const char *params)
 					ETH_NULL_PACKET_SIZE_ARG,
 					&get_packet_size_arg, &packet_size);
 			if (ret < 0)
-				return -1;
+				goto free_kvlist;
 		}
 
 		if (rte_kvargs_count(kvlist, ETH_NULL_PACKET_COPY_ARG) == 1) {
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ rte_pmd_null_devinit(const char *name, const char *params)
 					ETH_NULL_PACKET_COPY_ARG,
 					&get_packet_copy_arg, &packet_copy);
 			if (ret < 0)
-				return -1;
+				goto free_kvlist;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -544,7 +544,12 @@ rte_pmd_null_devinit(const char *name, const char *params)
 			"packet copy is %s\n", packet_size,
 			packet_copy ? "enabled" : "disabled");
 
-	return eth_dev_null_create(name, numa_node, packet_size, packet_copy);
+	ret = eth_dev_null_create(name, numa_node, packet_size, packet_copy);
+
+free_kvlist:
+	if (kvlist)
+		rte_kvargs_free(kvlist);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c b/lib/librte_pmd_pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
index 5e94930..204ae68 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
@@ -888,12 +888,13 @@ rte_pmd_pcap_devinit(const char *name, const char *params)
 		ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, ETH_PCAP_IFACE_ARG,
 				&open_rx_tx_iface, &pcaps);
 		if (ret < 0)
-			return -1;
+			goto free_kvlist;
 		dumpers.pcaps[0] = pcaps.pcaps[0];
 		dumpers.names[0] = pcaps.names[0];
 		dumpers.types[0] = pcaps.types[0];
-		return rte_eth_from_pcaps(name, &pcaps, 1, &dumpers, 1,
+		ret = rte_eth_from_pcaps(name, &pcaps, 1, &dumpers, 1,
 				numa_node, kvlist, 1);
+		goto free_kvlist;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -911,7 +912,7 @@ rte_pmd_pcap_devinit(const char *name, const char *params)
 	}
 
 	if (ret < 0)
-		return -1;
+		goto free_kvlist;
 
 	/*
 	 * We check whether we want to open a TX stream to a real NIC or a
@@ -930,15 +931,18 @@ rte_pmd_pcap_devinit(const char *name, const char *params)
 	}
 
 	if (ret < 0)
-		return -1;
+		goto free_kvlist;
 
 	if (using_dumpers)
-		return rte_eth_from_pcaps_n_dumpers(name, &pcaps, pcaps.num_of_rx,
+		ret = rte_eth_from_pcaps_n_dumpers(name, &pcaps, pcaps.num_of_rx,
 				&dumpers, dumpers.num_of_tx, numa_node, kvlist);
-
-	return rte_eth_from_pcaps(name, &pcaps, pcaps.num_of_rx, &dumpers,
+	else
+		ret = rte_eth_from_pcaps(name, &pcaps, pcaps.num_of_rx, &dumpers,
 			dumpers.num_of_tx, numa_node, kvlist, 0);
 
+free_kvlist:
+	rte_kvargs_free(kvlist);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int
-- 
1.9.1

Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] pcap, null: Fix memory leaks of 'struct rte_kvargs'

[Thomas Monjalon]

2015-03-17 13:12, Tetsuya Mukawa:
> 'struct rte_kvargs' is allocated in rte_kvargs_parse(), and should be
> freed with rte_kvargs_free().
> This patch fixes memory leaks of 'struct rte_kvargs' in below PMDs.
>  - pcap PMD
>  - null PMD
> 
> Reported-by: Mcnamara, John <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Tetsuya Mukawa <mukawa@igel.co.jp>

Split and applied, thanks