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Tim Duesterhus 22586524e3 BUG/MINOR: hlua: Fix memory leak in hlua_alloc
During a configuration check valgrind reports:

    ==14425== 0 bytes in 106 blocks are definitely lost in loss record 1 of 107
    ==14425==    at 0x4C2DB8F: malloc (in /usr/lib/valgrind/vgpreload_memcheck-amd64-linux.so)
    ==14425==    by 0x4C2FDEF: realloc (in /usr/lib/valgrind/vgpreload_memcheck-amd64-linux.so)
    ==14425==    by 0x443CFC: hlua_alloc (hlua.c:8662)
    ==14425==    by 0x5F72B11: luaM_realloc_ (in /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/liblua5.3.so.0.0.0)
    ==14425==    by 0x5F78089: luaH_free (in /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/liblua5.3.so.0.0.0)
    ==14425==    by 0x5F707D3: sweeplist (in /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/liblua5.3.so.0.0.0)
    ==14425==    by 0x5F710D0: luaC_freeallobjects (in /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/liblua5.3.so.0.0.0)
    ==14425==    by 0x5F7715D: close_state (in /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/liblua5.3.so.0.0.0)
    ==14425==    by 0x443D4C: hlua_deinit (hlua.c:9302)
    ==14425==    by 0x543F88: deinit (haproxy.c:2742)
    ==14425==    by 0x5448E7: deinit_and_exit (haproxy.c:2830)
    ==14425==    by 0x5455D9: init (haproxy.c:2044)

This is due to Lua calling `hlua_alloc()` with `ptr = NULL` and `nsize = 0`.
While `realloc` is supposed to be equivalent `free()` if the size is `0` this
is only required for a non-NULL pointer. Apparently my allocator (or valgrind)
actually allocates a zero size area if the pointer is NULL, possibly taking up
some memory for management structures.

Fix this leak by specifically handling the case where both the pointer and the
size are `0`.

This bug appears to have been introduced with the introduction of the
multi-threaded Lua, thus this fix is specific for 2.4. No backport needed.
2021-01-08 14:46:43 +01:00
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include CLEANUP: assorted typo fixes in the code and comments 2021-01-06 17:32:03 +01:00
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src BUG/MINOR: hlua: Fix memory leak in hlua_alloc 2021-01-08 14:46:43 +01:00
tests MEDIUM: config: remove the deprecated and dangerous global "debug" directive 2020-10-09 19:18:45 +02:00
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BRANCHES DOC: assorted typo fixes in the documentation 2020-03-09 14:45:58 +01:00
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CONTRIBUTING DOC: Use gender neutral language 2020-07-26 22:35:43 +02:00
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README

The HAProxy documentation has been split into a number of different files for
ease of use.

Please refer to the following files depending on what you're looking for :

  - INSTALL for instructions on how to build and install HAProxy
  - BRANCHES to understand the project's life cycle and what version to use
  - LICENSE for the project's license
  - CONTRIBUTING for the process to follow to submit contributions

The more detailed documentation is located into the doc/ directory :

  - doc/intro.txt for a quick introduction on HAProxy
  - doc/configuration.txt for the configuration's reference manual
  - doc/lua.txt for the Lua's reference manual
  - doc/SPOE.txt for how to use the SPOE engine
  - doc/network-namespaces.txt for how to use network namespaces under Linux
  - doc/management.txt for the management guide
  - doc/regression-testing.txt for how to use the regression testing suite
  - doc/peers.txt for the peers protocol reference
  - doc/coding-style.txt for how to adopt HAProxy's coding style
  - doc/internals for developer-specific documentation (not all up to date)