On Thu, Oct 31, 2024 at 06:27:00AM +0000, Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget wrote:
[snip]

+int cmd__path_walk(int argc, const char **argv)
+{
+	int res;
+	struct rev_info revs = REV_INFO_INIT;
+	struct path_walk_info info = PATH_WALK_INFO_INIT;
+	struct path_walk_test_data data = { 0 };
+	struct option options[] = {
+		OPT_END(),
+	};
+
+	initialize_repository(the_repository);
+	setup_git_directory();
+	revs.repo = the_repository;
+
+	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, NULL,
+			     options, path_walk_usage,
+			     PARSE_OPT_KEEP_UNKNOWN_OPT | PARSE_OPT_KEEP_ARGV0);
+
+	if (argc > 1)
+		setup_revisions(argc, argv, &revs, NULL);
+	else
+		usage(path_walk_usage[0]);
+
+	info.revs = &revs;
+	info.path_fn = emit_block;
+	info.path_fn_data = &data;
+
+	res = walk_objects_by_path(&info);
+
+	printf("trees:%" PRIuMAX "\n"
+	       "blobs:%" PRIuMAX "\n",
+	       data.tree_nr, data.blob_nr);
+
+	return res;
+}

This function is leaking memory. I'd propose to add below patch on top
to plug them, which makes t6601 pass with the leak sanitizer enabled.

Patrick

diff --git a/t/helper/test-path-walk.c b/t/helper/test-path-walk.c
index 06b103d876..fa3bfe46b5 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-path-walk.c
+++ b/t/helper/test-path-walk.c

@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ int cmd__path_walk(int argc, const char **argv)
 		OPT_END(),
 	};
 
-	initialize_repository(the_repository);
 	setup_git_directory();
 	revs.repo = the_repository;
 

@@ -110,5 +109,6 @@ int cmd__path_walk(int argc, const char **argv)
 	       "tags:%" PRIuMAX "\n",
 	       data.commit_nr, data.tree_nr, data.blob_nr, data.tag_nr);
 
+	release_revisions(&revs);
 	return res;
 }