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From: "Mike Lee" <mike.lee@onstor.com>
To: "Maxim Kozlovsky" <maxim.kozlovsky@onstor.com>,
	"dl-Cougar" <dl-Cougar@onstor.com>

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Max:
Okay, my apologies.
I was focusing on the latter part of the msg: "pointer '0x2aaeec78' from
'unknown' prev access 'rmc_api.c:2061'", where
rmc_api.c line 2061 seems to correspond to the rmc_alloc_msg() function
that was called to allocate the destination.
Thanks for the clarification.
-Mike


>  -----Original Message-----
> From: 	Maxim Kozlovsky =20
> Sent:	Wednesday, October 10, 2007 4:45 PM
> To:	Mike Lee; dl-Cougar
> Subject:	RE: dmalloc question
>=20
> No it does not.
>=20
> _dmalloc_memcpy (file=3D0x40dc80 "event.c", line=3D591, =
to=3D0x2aae1078,
> from=3D0x2aaeec78, len=3D1248)
>=20
> pointer '0x2aaeec78' is the "from", not "to".
>=20
> _____________________________________________
> From: Mike Lee=20
> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 4:43 PM
> To: Maxim Kozlovsky; dl-Cougar
> Subject: RE: dmalloc question
>=20
> Max:
> I thought of that possibility, but the log from malloc indicates that
> it was complaining about the destination:
> 1192040788: 3426:   pointer '0x2aaeec78' from 'unknown' prev access
> 'rmc_api.c:2061'
> 1192040788: 3426: ERROR: memcpy: use of pointer would exceed
> allocation (err 28)
> However, I will also review the code pertinent to the memcpy source.
> Thanks!
> -Mike
>=20
> 	 -----Original Message-----
> 	From: 	Maxim Kozlovsky =20
> 	Sent:	Wednesday, October 10, 2007 4:39 PM
> 	To:	Mike Lee; dl-Cougar
> 	Subject:	RE: dmalloc question
>=20
> 	The error must be not on the target of the memcpy but on the
> source.
>=20
> 	In my build, this is reproducible by doing "cifs share create"
>=20
> 	_____________________________________________
> 	From: Mike Lee=20
> 	Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 4:31 PM
> 	To: dl-Cougar
> 	Subject: dmalloc question
>=20
> 	To the software members of the team:
>=20
> 	Concerning the dmalloc error from eventd that Max collected...
>=20
> 	The dmalloc log indicates the following:
> 	1192040788: 3426: process pid =3D 1816
> 	1192040788: 3426:   error details: pointer-check
> 	1192040788: 3426:   pointer '0x2aaeec78' from 'unknown' prev
> access 'rmc_api.c:2061'
> 	1192040788: 3426: ERROR: memcpy: use of pointer would exceed
> allocation (err 28)
>=20
> 	While the stack frames of interest from the corresponding eventd
> core are:
> 	#8  0x2b581134 in _dmalloc_memcpy (file=3D0x40dc80 "event.c",
> line=3D591, to=3D0x2aae1078, from=3D0x2aaeec78, len=3D1248) at =
arg_check.c:251
> 	#9  0x00403be8 in rmc_async_send (sess=3D0x484aa0, buf=3D0x2aaeec78,
> bufsz=3D1248, tag=3D0, rpc_id=3D0, mode=3D8) at event.c:591
> 	#10 0x00404638 in event_forwardToLocalApps (eventMsg=3D0x2aaeec78,
> eventId=3D36) at event.c:719
>=20
> 	Focusing on Frame 9 where the memcpy() call resides:
> 	event.c, rmc_async_send()
> 	    578 rmc_async_send(evt_rmc_session_t *sess, void *buf,
> ssize_t bufsz,
> 	    579                    uint32_t tag, uint32_t rpc_id,
> uint32_t mode)
> 	    580 {
> 	:
> 	    585     msg =3D (rmc_msg_t *)rmc_alloc_msg(bufsz);
> 	    586     if (msg =3D=3D NULL) {
> 	    587         ASSERT(0);
> 	    588         return RMC_NOMEM;
> 	    589     }
> 	    590
> 	    591     memcpy(msg->sg_list[0].buf, buf, bufsz);
>=20
> 	It would appear that perhaps rmc_alloc_msg() is not allocating
> enough.
> 	However, my review of rmc_alloc_msg(), with help from Rendell,
> did not identify any problem.
> 	   2054 API rmc_msg_t *
> 	   2055 rmc_alloc_msg(int32 sz)
> 	   2056 {
> 	   2057     rmc_msg_t *msg;
> 	   2058=20
> 	   2059     if (!(msg =3D (rmc_msg_t *)calloc(sizeof(rmc_msg_t) +
> sz, 1))) {
> 	   2060         //return NULL;
> 	   2061         // May be leaking memory.  Abort and let pm
> restart the daemons.
> 	   2062         abort();
> 	   2063     }
> 	   2064=20
> 	   2065     if (sz) {
> 	   2066         msg->sg_cnt =3D 1;
> 	   2067         msg->sg_list[0].buf =3D ((char *)msg +
> sizeof(rmc_msg_t));  <=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D I think this setting is =
okay, though
> unconventional
> 	   2068         msg->sg_list[0].len =3D sz;
> 	   2069         msg->ihdr.msg_len =3D sz;
> 	   2070=20
> 	   2071     } else {
> 	   2072         msg->sg_cnt =3D 0;
> 	   2073         msg->ihdr.msg_len =3D 0;
> 	   2074     }
> 	   2075=20
> 	   2076     /* JTOF - we set the type here (negative for RMC) so
> apps know
> 	   2077      * if they did the alloc or the RMC layer did. It's
> not checked
> 	   2078      * by the free routine because we alloc mallocs -
> if/when a=20
> 	   2079      * pre-allocated list is added, this flag will be
> used to=20
> 	   2080      * mark these messages
> 	   2081      */
> 	   2082     msg->memtyp =3D -1;
> 	   2083     return msg;
> 	   2084 }
>=20
> 	Though the single call to calloc() is a little unusual, I don't
> see a problem with this efficient logic.
> 	So, my question is: could dmalloc report false-positives?
> 	Also, should I break this calloc call into two calls (one for
> msg and the other for buf), for sake of clarity?
>=20
> 	Thanks.
>=20
> 	-Mike

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<P DIR=3DLTR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Max:</FONT></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Okay, my =
apologies.</FONT></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">I was =
focusing on the latter part of the msg: &quot;</FONT><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">pointer '0x2aaeec78' from 'unknown' prev access =
'rmc_api.c:2061'</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&quot;, where</FONT></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">rmc_api.c =
line 2061 seems to correspond to the rmc_alloc_msg() function that was =
called to allocate the destination.</FONT></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Thanks for =
the clarification.</FONT></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">-Mike</FONT></P>
<BR>
<UL DIR=3DLTR>
<P DIR=3DLTR><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN></FONT><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us">&nbsp;<FONT SIZE=3D1 =
FACE=3D"Tahoma">-----Original Message-----</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=3D1 =
FACE=3D"Tahoma">From: &nbsp;</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=3D1 =
FACE=3D"Tahoma">Maxim Kozlovsky&nbsp; </FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=3D1 =
FACE=3D"Tahoma">Sent:&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=3D1 =
FACE=3D"Tahoma">Wednesday, October 10, 2007 4:45 PM</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=3D1 =
FACE=3D"Tahoma">To:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=3D1 =
FACE=3D"Tahoma">Mike Lee; dl-Cougar</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=3D1 =
FACE=3D"Tahoma">Subject:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT>=
</B> <FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Tahoma">RE: dmalloc =
question</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT COLOR=3D"#000080" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">No it does not.</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">_dmalloc_memcpy (file=3D0x40dc80 &quot;event.c&quot;, =
line=3D591, to=3D0x2aae1078, from=3D0x2aaeec78, =
len=3D1248)</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">pointer =
'0x2aaeec78' is the &#8220;from&#8221;, not =
&#8220;to&#8221;.</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Tahoma">_____________________________________________<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Tahoma">From:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma"> Mike =
Lee<BR>
</FONT><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma">Sent:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Tahoma"> Wednesday, October 10, 2007 4:43 PM<BR>
</FONT><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma">To:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Tahoma"> Maxim Kozlovsky; dl-Cougar<BR>
</FONT><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma">Subject:</FONT></B><FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma"> RE: dmalloc question</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Max:</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">I thought of that possibility, but the log from malloc =
indicates that it was complaining about the =
destination:</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">1192040788: 3426:&nbsp;&nbsp; pointer '0x2aaeec78' from =
'unknown' prev access 'rmc_api.c:2061'</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">1192040788: 3426: ERROR: memcpy: use of pointer would =
exceed allocation (err 28)</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">However, I will also review the code pertinent to the =
memcpy source.</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Thanks!<BR>
-Mike</FONT></SPAN></P>
<UL DIR=3DLTR>
<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT =
FACE=3D"Arial"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us">&nbsp;<FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Tahoma">-----Original =
Message-----</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=3D1 =
FACE=3D"Tahoma">From: &nbsp;</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=3D1 =
FACE=3D"Tahoma">Maxim Kozlovsky&nbsp; </FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=3D1 =
FACE=3D"Tahoma">Sent:&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=3D1 =
FACE=3D"Tahoma">Wednesday, October 10, 2007 4:39 PM</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=3D1 =
FACE=3D"Tahoma">To:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=3D1 =
FACE=3D"Tahoma">Mike Lee; dl-Cougar</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=3D1 =
FACE=3D"Tahoma">Subject:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT>=
</B> <FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Tahoma">RE: dmalloc =
question</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT COLOR=3D"#000080" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">The error must be not on the target of the memcpy but on =
the source.</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT COLOR=3D"#000080" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">In my build, this is reproducible by doing &#8220;cifs =
share create&#8221;</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Tahoma">_____________________________________________<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Tahoma">From:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma"> Mike =
Lee<BR>
</FONT><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma">Sent:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Tahoma"> Wednesday, October 10, 2007 4:31 PM<BR>
</FONT><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma">To:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Tahoma"> dl-Cougar<BR>
</FONT><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma">Subject:</FONT></B><FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma"> dmalloc question</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">To the =
software members of the team:</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Concerning the dmalloc error from eventd that Max =
collected...</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">The =
dmalloc log indicates the following:</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">1192040788: 3426: process pid =3D 1816</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">1192040788: 3426:&nbsp;&nbsp; error details: =
pointer-check</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">1192040788: 3426:&nbsp;&nbsp; pointer '0x2aaeec78' from =
'unknown' prev access 'rmc_api.c:2061'</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">1192040788: 3426: ERROR: memcpy: use of pointer would =
exceed allocation (err 28)</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">While =
the stack frames of interest from the corresponding eventd core =
are:</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">#8&nbsp; =
0x2b581134 in _dmalloc_memcpy (file=3D0x40dc80 &quot;event.c&quot;, =
line=3D591, to=3D0x2aae1078, from=3D0x2aaeec78, len=3D1248) at =
arg_check.c:251</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">#9&nbsp; =
0x00403be8 in rmc_async_send (sess=3D0x484aa0, buf=3D0x2aaeec78, =
bufsz=3D1248, tag=3D0, rpc_id=3D0, mode=3D8) at =
event.c:591</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">#10 =
0x00404638 in event_forwardToLocalApps (eventMsg=3D0x2aaeec78, =
eventId=3D36) at event.c:719</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Focusing =
on Frame 9 where the memcpy() call resides:</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">event.c, =
rmc_async_send()</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 578 rmc_async_send(evt_rmc_session_t =
*sess, void *buf, ssize_t bufsz,</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
579&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; uint32_t tag, uint32_t =
rpc_id, uint32_t mode)</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 580 {</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">:</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 585&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; msg =3D =
(rmc_msg_t *)rmc_alloc_msg(bufsz);</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 586&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; if (msg =
=3D=3D NULL) {</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
587&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
ASSERT(0);</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
588&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; return =
RMC_NOMEM;</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 589&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
}</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 590</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 591&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
memcpy(msg-&gt;sg_list[0].buf, buf, bufsz);</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">It would =
appear that perhaps rmc_alloc_msg() is not allocating =
enough.</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">However, =
my review of rmc_alloc_msg(), with help from Rendell, did not identify =
any problem.</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp; 2054 API rmc_msg_t *</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp; 2055 rmc_alloc_msg(int32 =
sz)</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp; 2056 {</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp; 2057&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; rmc_msg_t =
*msg;</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp; 2058 </FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp; 2059&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; if (!(msg =3D =
(rmc_msg_t *)calloc(sizeof(rmc_msg_t) + sz, 1))) {</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp; =
2060&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; //return =
NULL;</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp; =
2061&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; // May be leaking =
memory.&nbsp; Abort and let pm restart the daemons.</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp; =
2062&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
abort();</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp; 2063&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
}</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp; 2064 </FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp; 2065&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; if (sz) =
{</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp; =
2066&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; msg-&gt;sg_cnt =3D =
1;</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp; =
2067&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
msg-&gt;sg_list[0].buf =3D ((char *)msg + sizeof(rmc_msg_t));&nbsp; =
&lt;=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D I think this setting is okay, though =
unconventional</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp; =
2068&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
msg-&gt;sg_list[0].len =3D sz;</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp; =
2069&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
msg-&gt;ihdr.msg_len =3D sz;</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp; 2070 </FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp; 2071&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; } else =
{</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp; =
2072&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; msg-&gt;sg_cnt =3D =
0;</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp; =
2073&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
msg-&gt;ihdr.msg_len =3D 0;</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp; 2074&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
}</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp; 2075 </FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp; 2076&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; /* JTOF - we =
set the type here (negative for RMC) so apps know</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp; 2077&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; * if they =
did the alloc or the RMC layer did. It's not checked</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp; 2078&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; * by the =
free routine because we alloc mallocs - if/when a </FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp; 2079&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; * =
pre-allocated list is added, this flag will be used to =
</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp; 2080&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; * mark =
these messages</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp; 2081&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
*/</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp; 2082&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; msg-&gt;memtyp =
=3D -1;</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp; 2083&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; return =
msg;</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp; 2084 }</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Though =
the single call to calloc() is a little unusual, I don't see a problem =
with this efficient logic.</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">So, my =
question is: could dmalloc report false-positives?</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Also, =
should I break this calloc call into two calls (one for msg and the =
other for buf), for sake of clarity?</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Thanks.</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">-Mike</FONT></SPAN></P>
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