The get_sort_order() returns either a new string (from strdup) or NULL
but it never gets freed.

Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
---
 tools/perf/builtin-mem.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c b/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c
index 863fcd735dae..93413cfcd585 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ static int report_events(int argc, const char **argv, struct perf_mem *mem)
 		rep_argv[i] = argv[j];
 
 	ret = cmd_report(i, rep_argv);
+	free(new_sort_order);
 	free(rep_argv);
 	return ret;
 }
-- 
2.46.0.rc1.232.g9752f9e123-goog

On Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 04:55:01PM -0700, Namhyung Kim wrote:
> The get_sort_order() returns either a new string (from strdup) or NULL
> but it never gets freed.

Applied and added:

Fixes: 2e7f545096f954a9 ("perf mem: Factor out a function to generate sort order")

- Arnaldo
 
> Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
> ---
>  tools/perf/builtin-mem.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c b/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c
> index 863fcd735dae..93413cfcd585 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c
> @@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ static int report_events(int argc, const char **argv, struct perf_mem *mem)
>  		rep_argv[i] = argv[j];
>  
>  	ret = cmd_report(i, rep_argv);
> +	free(new_sort_order);
>  	free(rep_argv);
>  	return ret;
>  }
> -- 
> 2.46.0.rc1.232.g9752f9e123-goog