Memory error handling in `laio.c`
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- C
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Description
On allocation failure, there isn't appropriate cleanup in laio.c, just an assertion.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading laio.c and tracing its allocation-failure paths, noting what resources are held when the assertion is reached. Determine the appropriate cleanup behavior for those paths and verify that allocation failures no longer stop at an assertion.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- databases
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100