Re: [PATCH] sched domain sysctl: free kstrdup allocations

* Milton Miller <[email protected]> wrote:

> The procnames for the cpu and domain were allocated via kstrdup and so 
> should also be freed.  The names for the files are static, but we can 
> differentiate them by the presence of the proc_handler.  If a kstrdup 
> (of < 32 characters) fails the sysctl code will not see the procname 
> or remaining table entries, but any child tables and names will be 
> reclaimed upon free.

thanks, applied.

	Ingo
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References:
- Re: [PATCH] sched domain debug sysctl fixes
  - From: Ingo Molnar <[email protected]>
- [PATCH] sched domain sysctl: free kstrdup allocations
  - From: Milton Miller <[email protected]>

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