Re: [dm-level] upstream-queue-libmultipath: fix memory leak when iscsi login/out and "multipath -r" executed

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On Sat, Jul 25, 2020 at 01:47:01PM +0800, lixiaokeng wrote:
> When one iscsi device logs in and logs out with the "multipath -r"
> executed at the same time, memory leak happens in multipathd
> process.
> 
> The reason is following. When "multipath -r" is executed, the path
> will be free in configure function. Before path_discovery executed,
> iscsi device logs out. Then path_discovery will not find any path and
> there is no path in the gvecs->pathvec. When map_discovery function
> is executed, disassemble_map function will be called. Because
> gvecs->pathvec->slot is empty and is_deamon is 1, a path will be
> allocated and is not stored in gvecs->pathvec but store in
> mpp->pg. But when the mpp is removed and freed by remove_map
> function, the path will not be free and can't be find anymore.
> 
> The procedure details given as follows,
> 1."multipath -r" is executed
> main
> 	->child
> 		->reconfigure
> 			->configure
> 				->path_discovery //after iscsi logout
> 				->map_discovery
> 					->update_multipath_table
> 						->disassemble_map
> 							->alloc_path
> 2.then "multipath -r" is executed again
> main
> main
> 	->child
> 		->reconfigure
> 			->remove_maps_and_stop_waiters
> 				->remove_maps
> 
> Here, we delete checking is_deamon. Because whether the process is a
> daemon process or not, we think the path should be add to gvecs->pathvec.

There is more work that needs to be done to besides removing the is_daemon
check.  However, Martin already posted patches that deal with this as
part of the his large patchset.

https://www.redhat.com/archives/dm-devel/2020-July/msg00245.html

You should take a look at those, and at my comments on them, because they
should resolve your issue.

-Ben

> 
> Reported-by: Tianxiong Li <lutianxiong@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Lixiaokeng <lixiaokeng@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Zhiqiang Liu <liuzhiqiang26@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> ---
>  libmultipath/dmparser.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/libmultipath/dmparser.c b/libmultipath/dmparser.c
> index b856a07f..d556f642 100644
> --- a/libmultipath/dmparser.c
> +++ b/libmultipath/dmparser.c
> @@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ int disassemble_map(vector pathvec, char *params, struct multipath *mpp,
>  						WWID_SIZE);
>  				}
>  				/* Only call this in multipath client mode */
> -				if (!is_daemon && store_path(pathvec, pp))
> +				if (store_path(pathvec, pp))
>  					goto out1;
>  			} else {
>  				if (!strlen(pp->wwid) &&
> --

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