[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] ring: Fix memory leakage in rte_pmd_ring_devuninit()

[Richardson, Bruce]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Mcnamara, John
> Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 12:32 PM
> To: Mauricio Vasquez B <mauricio.vasquezbernal at studenti.polito.it>;
> dev at dpdk.org
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] ring: Fix memory leakage in
> rte_pmd_ring_devuninit()
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Mauricio Vasquez
> > B
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 10:29 PM
> > To: dev at dpdk.org
> > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] ring: Fix memory leakage in
> > rte_pmd_ring_devuninit()
> >
> > When freeing the device, it is also necessary to free rx_queues and
> > tx_queues
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Mauricio Vasquez B
> > <mauricio.vasquezbernal at studenti.polito.it>
> > ---
> >  drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c | 3 +++
> >  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c
> > b/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c index 9a31bce..e091e4f 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c
> > @@ -582,6 +582,9 @@ rte_pmd_ring_devuninit(const char *name)
> >  		return -ENODEV;
> >
> >  	eth_dev_stop(eth_dev);
> > +
> > +	rte_free(eth_dev->data->rx_queues);
> > +	rte_free(eth_dev->data->tx_queues);
> >  	rte_free(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
> >  	rte_free(eth_dev->data);
> 
> Hi,
> 
> This should test for eth_dev->data before freeing the members. Like:
> 
>     if (eth_dev->data) {
>         rte_free(eth_dev->data->rx_queues);
>         rte_free(eth_dev->data->tx_queues);
>         rte_free(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
>     }
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> John

That was my thought initially too, but since this is an uninit routine, the data field must already have been set up correctly by the init/creation function. 
That being said, the check does no harm, so we might as well add it.

/Bruce