prune_refs(): also free the linked list

At least since v1.7, the elements of the `refs_to_prune` linked list have been leaked. Fix the leak by teaching `prune_refs()` to free the list elements as it processes them. Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

Michael Haggerty committed Sep 8, 2017 at 15:51 UTC 22b09cdfadf7a48f6503fddf51082c66541cf1d6
1 file changed +10 -4
refs/files-backend.c
+10 -4
@@ -1057,11 +1057,17 @@ static void prune_ref(struct files_ref_store *refs, struct ref_to_prune *r)
1057 strbuf_release(&err);
1058 }
1059
1060 -static void prune_refs(struct files_ref_store *refs, struct ref_to_prune *r)
1060 +/*
1061 + * Prune the loose versions of the references in the linked list
1062 + * `*refs_to_prune`, freeing the entries in the list as we go.
1063 + */
1064 +static void prune_refs(struct files_ref_store *refs, struct ref_to_prune **refs_to_prune)
1065 {
1062 - while (r) {
1066 + while (*refs_to_prune) {
1067 + struct ref_to_prune *r = *refs_to_prune;
1068 + *refs_to_prune = r->next;
1069 prune_ref(refs, r);
1064 - r = r->next;
1070 + free(r);
1071 }
1072 }
1073
@@ -1148,7 +1154,7 @@ static int files_pack_refs(struct ref_store *ref_store, unsigned int flags)
1154
1155 packed_refs_unlock(refs->packed_ref_store);
1156
1151 - prune_refs(refs, refs_to_prune);
1157 + prune_refs(refs, &refs_to_prune);
1158 strbuf_release(&err);
1159 return 0;
1160 }