Re: [PATCH v2] linux-user: Fix a memory leak when pthread_create fails

2026-05-19 Thread Helge Deller

On 5/7/26 21:24, Warner Losh wrote:

Fix one of the TODO items when creating a new thread: release the copied
cpu and free the task state.

Signed-off-by: Warner Losh 
---
Free the new task state and drop references to copied cpu structure when
pthread_create failes.
---
Changes in v2:
- Add ifdef for aarch64 so we don't leak stacks
- set errno = ret to fix error propagation.
- Link to v1: 
https://lore.kernel.org/qemu-devel/[email protected]
---
  linux-user/syscall.c | 10 +-
  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)


Reviewed-by: Helge Deller 

applied to linux-user-for-next git tree.

Thanks!
Helge



[PATCH v2] linux-user: Fix a memory leak when pthread_create fails

2026-05-07 Thread Warner Losh
Fix one of the TODO items when creating a new thread: release the copied
cpu and free the task state.

Signed-off-by: Warner Losh 
---
Free the new task state and drop references to copied cpu structure when
pthread_create failes.
---
Changes in v2:
- Add ifdef for aarch64 so we don't leak stacks
- set errno = ret to fix error propagation.
- Link to v1: 
https://lore.kernel.org/qemu-devel/[email protected]
---
 linux-user/syscall.c | 10 +-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/linux-user/syscall.c b/linux-user/syscall.c
index d3d9fffb54..c7357bf208 100644
--- a/linux-user/syscall.c
+++ b/linux-user/syscall.c
@@ -7005,7 +7005,6 @@ static int do_fork(CPUArchState *env, unsigned int flags, 
abi_ulong newsp,
 cpu->random_seed = qemu_guest_random_seed_thread_part1();
 
 ret = pthread_create(&info.thread, &attr, clone_func, &info);
-/* TODO: Free new CPU state if thread creation failed.  */
 
 sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &info.sigmask, NULL);
 pthread_attr_destroy(&attr);
@@ -7014,7 +7013,16 @@ static int do_fork(CPUArchState *env, unsigned int 
flags, abi_ulong newsp,
 pthread_cond_wait(&info.cond, &info.mutex);
 ret = info.tid;
 } else {
+errno = ret;
 ret = -1;
+object_unparent(OBJECT(new_cpu));
+object_unref(OBJECT(new_cpu));
+#ifdef TARGET_AARCH64
+if (ts->gcs_base) {
+target_munmap(ts->gcs_base, ts->gcs_size);
+}
+#endif
+g_free(ts);
 }
 pthread_mutex_unlock(&info.mutex);
 pthread_cond_destroy(&info.cond);

---
base-commit: ac0cc20ad2fe0b8df2e5d9458e90a095ac711ab1
change-id: 20260507-linux-user-bug-6a5e4524d2db

Best regards,
-- 
Warner Losh