From: Daniel Anselmi <redacted>
Date: Fri, 21 May 2021 12:30:17 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: scpi_vxi: fix memory leak for SCPI response data in VXI support code
X-Git-Url: https://sigrok.org/gitweb/?p=libsigrok.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=ed787682255cdecbb3ba8cefc87c20182b97ce7b

scpi_vxi: fix memory leak for SCPI response data in VXI support code

Routine scpi_vxi_read_data() invokes device_read_1(), which provides a
static buffer where dynamically allocated memory for SCPI response data
is kept. Release this memory after getting a copy of the response data,
before the next device_read_1() call loses the reference.

Valgrind stats without the fix:

  ==238825== LEAK SUMMARY:
  ==238825== definitely lost: 45,547,737 bytes in 18,331 blocks
  ==238825== indirectly lost: 0 bytes in 0 blocks
  ==238825== possibly lost: 48,154 bytes in 14 blocks
  ==238825== still reachable: 42,859 bytes in 288 blocks
  ==238825== suppressed: 0 bytes in 0 blocks

Valgrind stats with the fix:

  ==239413== LEAK SUMMARY:
  ==239413== definitely lost: 40 bytes in 2 blocks
  ==239413== indirectly lost: 0 bytes in 0 blocks
  ==239413== possibly lost: 0 bytes in 0 blocks
  ==239413== still reachable: 38,613 bytes in 287 blocks
  ==239413== suppressed: 0 bytes in 0 blocks

Remaining leaks in scpi_vxi_open() are of lesser severity because they
don't accumulate during execution.

[ gsi: rebase to recent master, reword commit message ]
---

diff --git a/src/scpi/scpi_vxi.c b/src/scpi/scpi_vxi.c
index 2b8e50de..9b38efda 100644
--- a/src/scpi/scpi_vxi.c
+++ b/src/scpi/scpi_vxi.c
@@ -195,10 +195,16 @@ static int scpi_vxi_read_data(void *priv, char *buf, int maxlen)
 	if (!read_resp || read_resp->error) {
 		sr_err("Device read failed for %s with error %ld",
 		       vxi->address, read_resp ? read_resp->error : 0);
+		if (read_resp) {
+			g_free(read_resp->data.data_val);
+			read_resp->data.data_val = NULL;
+		}
 		return SR_ERR;
 	}
 
 	memcpy(buf, read_resp->data.data_val, read_resp->data.data_len);
+	g_free(read_resp->data.data_val);
+	read_resp->data.data_val = NULL;
 	vxi->read_complete = read_resp->reason & (RRR_TERM | RRR_END);
 	return read_resp->data.data_len;  /* actual number of bytes received */
 }