Re: [PATCH] solib-svr4.c, several memory leaks

[msnyder at sonic dot net]

Jim, Kevin,

Apparently we can't free the tmp name while bfd has the file open.
Moving the xfree to later, after it has been closed, seems to fix
the segfault.

See attached patch.
Michael

> Folks,
>
> GDB started acting strange today, segfaulting when trying to open some
> binaries, GDB itself included. Other binaries would work OK.
>
> Log:
>
> -------
> ~/builds/gdb-head/> gdb-head-64bit/gdb/gdb gdb-head-64bit/gdb/gdb
> GNU gdb 6.6.50.20070809-cvs
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> This GDB was configured as "powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu"...
> startUsing host libthread_db library "/lib64/ppc970/libthread_db.so.1".
> (gdb) start
> Breakpoint 1 at 0x10060b3c: file gdb-head/gdb/gdb.c, line 30.
> Starting program: gdb-head-64bit/gdb/gdb
> BFD: reopening : No such file or directory
>
> Segmentation fault
> -------
>
>
> I tracked down the root of the problem and this patch appears to be the
> problem. Reverting it back fixes the problem.

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