<i18n dev> <AWT Dev> [12] Proposal: Memory leak issue on awt_InputMethod.c

[Ichiroh Takiguchi]

Hello.

I'd like to change target to "JDK12".
I'd like to obtain a sponsor for this patch.

Thanks,
Ichiroh Takiguchi
IBM Japan, Ltd.

On 2018-06-28 22:13, Ichiroh Takiguchi wrote:
> Hello.
> In my investigation, this issue only happens on 64 bit build only...
> 
> On 2018-06-28 06:06, Phil Race wrote:
>> On 06/27/2018 06:45 AM, Ichiroh Takiguchi wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>> 
>>> I should post this mail before starting JDK11 RDP1.
>> 
>> Already too too late for that, but although this looks like a bug -
>> and the correct fix -
>> the bug has been there forever .. since JDK 1.2  in 1998 !
>> That makes it a 20 year old bug, so I don't think we need to treat it 
>> as urgent
>> for JDK 11.
>> 
>> -phil.
>> 
>>> 
>>> I found memory leak issue on awt_InputMethod.c.
>>> 
>>> See src/java.desktop/unix/native/libawt_xawt/awt/awt_InputMethod.c.
>>> On line 1117, memory area was allocated by malloc(), but free() is 
>>> missing
>>> ===========================================
>>>   1099          if (text->feedback != NULL) {
>>>   1100              int cnt;
>>>   1101              jint *tmpstyle;
>>>   1102
>>>   1103              style = (*env)->NewIntArray(env, text->length);
>>>   1104              if (JNU_IsNull(env, style)) {
>>>   1105                  (*env)->ExceptionClear(env);
>>>   1106                  THROW_OUT_OF_MEMORY_ERROR();
>>>   1107                  goto finally;
>>>   1108              }
>>>   1109
>>>   1110              if (sizeof(XIMFeedback) == sizeof(jint)) {
>>>   1111                  /*
>>>   1112                   * Optimization to avoid copying the array
>>>   1113                   */
>>>   1114                  (*env)->SetIntArrayRegion(env, style, 0,
>>>   1115                                            text->length, (jint 
>>> *)text->feedback);
>>>   1116              } else {
>>>   1117                  tmpstyle  = (jint 
>>> *)malloc(sizeof(jint)*(text->length));
>>>   1118                  if (tmpstyle == (jint *) NULL) {
>>>   1119                      THROW_OUT_OF_MEMORY_ERROR();
>>>   1120                      goto finally;
>>>   1121                  }
>>>   1122                  for (cnt = 0; cnt < (int)text->length; cnt++)
>>>   1123                          tmpstyle[cnt] = text->feedback[cnt];
>>>   1124                  (*env)->SetIntArrayRegion(env, style, 0,
>>>   1125                                            text->length, (jint 
>>> *)tmpstyle);
>>>   1126              }
>>>   1127          }
>>> ===========================================
>>> In my investigation, malloc() was called on RHEL7 x86_64 with 
>>> Japanese Input Method.
>>> 
>>> I'd like to obtain a sponsor for this patch.
>>> --------
>>> --- old/src/java.desktop/aix/native/libawt_xawt/awt/awt_InputMethod.c 
>>> 2018-06-27 02:03:48.134991703 +0900
>>> +++ new/src/java.desktop/aix/native/libawt_xawt/awt/awt_InputMethod.c 
>>> 2018-06-27 02:03:47.493005265 +0900
>>> @@ -1148,6 +1148,7 @@
>>>                          tmpstyle[cnt] = text->feedback[cnt];
>>>                  (*env)->SetIntArrayRegion(env, style, 0,
>>>                                            text->length, (jint 
>>> *)tmpstyle);
>>> +                free(tmpstyle);
>>>              }
>>>          }
>>>      }
>>> --- 
>>> old/src/java.desktop/unix/native/libawt_xawt/awt/awt_InputMethod.c  
>>> 2018-06-27 02:03:49.040972563 +0900
>>> +++ 
>>> new/src/java.desktop/unix/native/libawt_xawt/awt/awt_InputMethod.c  
>>> 2018-06-27 02:03:48.391986274 +0900
>>> @@ -1123,6 +1123,7 @@
>>>                          tmpstyle[cnt] = text->feedback[cnt];
>>>                  (*env)->SetIntArrayRegion(env, style, 0,
>>>                                            text->length, (jint 
>>> *)tmpstyle);
>>> +                free(tmpstyle);
>>>              }
>>>          }
>>>      }
>>> --------
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Ichiroh Takiguchi
>>> IBM Japan, Ltd.
>>>