Those errors are shown with the valgrind tool: valgrind --leak-check=full xtables -A INPUT -i eth0 -p tcp --dport 80 ==7377== ==7377== 16 bytes in 1 blocks are definitely lost in loss record 2 of 14 ==7377== at 0x4C2B514: calloc (vg_replace_malloc.c:593) ==7377== by 0x5955B02: nft_table_list_alloc (table.c:425) ==7377== by 0x4186EB: nft_xtables_config_load (nft.c:2427) ==7377== by 0x4189E6: nft_rule_append (nft.c:991) ==7377== by 0x413A7D: add_entry.isra.6 (xtables.c:424) ==7377== by 0x41524A: do_commandx (xtables.c:1176) ==7377== by 0x4134DC: xtables_main (xtables-standalone.c:72) ==7377== by 0x5B87994: (below main) (libc-start.c:260) ==7377== ==7377== 16 bytes in 1 blocks are definitely lost in loss record 3 of 14 ==7377== at 0x4C2B514: calloc (vg_replace_malloc.c:593) ==7377== by 0x5956A32: nft_chain_list_alloc (chain.c:888) ==7377== by 0x4186F3: nft_xtables_config_load (nft.c:2428) ==7377== by 0x4189E6: nft_rule_append (nft.c:991) ==7377== by 0x413A7D: add_entry.isra.6 (xtables.c:424) ==7377== by 0x41524A: do_commandx (xtables.c:1176) ==7377== by 0x4134DC: xtables_main (xtables-standalone.c:72) ==7377== by 0x5B87994: (below main) (libc-start.c:260) Fix these leaks and consolidate error handling in the exit path of nft_xtables_config_load --- v2: Fixed a compilation error. I used a incorrect functions to free a chain iter list. iptables/nft.c | 27 +++++++++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/iptables/nft.c b/iptables/nft.c index 2135b04..9a36a52 100644 --- a/iptables/nft.c +++ b/iptables/nft.c @@ -2423,8 +2423,8 @@ int nft_xtables_config_load(struct nft_handle *h, const char *filename, { struct nft_table_list *table_list = nft_table_list_alloc(); struct nft_chain_list *chain_list = nft_chain_list_alloc(); - struct nft_table_list_iter *titer; - struct nft_chain_list_iter *citer; + struct nft_table_list_iter *titer = NULL; + struct nft_chain_list_iter *citer = NULL; struct nft_table *table; struct nft_chain *chain; uint32_t table_family, chain_family; @@ -2440,7 +2440,7 @@ int nft_xtables_config_load(struct nft_handle *h, const char *filename, "Fatal error parsing config file: %s\n", strerror(errno)); } - return -1; + goto err; } /* Stage 1) create tables */ @@ -2463,9 +2463,7 @@ int nft_xtables_config_load(struct nft_handle *h, const char *filename, "table `%s' cannot be create, reason `%s'. Exitting\n", (char *)nft_table_attr_get(table, NFT_TABLE_ATTR_NAME), strerror(errno)); - nft_table_list_iter_destroy(titer); - nft_table_list_free(table_list); - return -1; + goto err; } continue; } @@ -2476,7 +2474,7 @@ int nft_xtables_config_load(struct nft_handle *h, const char *filename, nft_table_list_free(table_list); if (!found) - return -1; + goto err; /* Stage 2) create chains */ citer = nft_chain_list_iter_create(chain_list); @@ -2497,9 +2495,7 @@ int nft_xtables_config_load(struct nft_handle *h, const char *filename, "chain `%s' cannot be create, reason `%s'. Exitting\n", (char *)nft_chain_attr_get(chain, NFT_CHAIN_ATTR_NAME), strerror(errno)); - nft_chain_list_iter_destroy(citer); - nft_chain_list_free(chain_list); - return -1; + goto err; } continue; } @@ -2513,6 +2509,17 @@ int nft_xtables_config_load(struct nft_handle *h, const char *filename, nft_chain_list_free(chain_list); return 0; + +err: + nft_table_list_free(table_list); + nft_chain_list_free(chain_list); + + if (titer != NULL) + nft_table_list_iter_destroy(titer); + if (citer != NULL) + nft_chain_list_iter_destroy(citer); + + return -1; } int nft_chain_zero_counters(struct nft_handle *h, const char *chain, -- 1.8.4.rc3 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netfilter-devel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html