If __perf_env__insert_btf() returns false due to a duplicate btf node insertion, the temporary node will leak. Add a check to ensure the memory is freed if the function returns false. Fixes: 9c51f8788b5d ("perf env: Avoid recursively taking env->bpf_progs.lock") Signed-off-by: Zhongqiu Han <quic_zhonhan@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- tools/perf/util/header.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c index 3451e542b69a..fbba6ffafec4 100644 --- a/tools/perf/util/header.c +++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c @@ -3205,7 +3205,8 @@ static int process_bpf_btf(struct feat_fd *ff, void *data __maybe_unused) if (__do_read(ff, node->data, data_size)) goto out; - __perf_env__insert_btf(env, node); + if (!__perf_env__insert_btf(env, node)) + free(node); node = NULL; } -- 2.25.1