py_str() function call PyString_AsString(). As written in documentation, the caller must not free the returned value, because it points to some internal structures. --- python/libvirt-override.c | 15 ++++++--------- 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/python/libvirt-override.c b/python/libvirt-override.c index a151e78..7998723 100644 --- a/python/libvirt-override.c +++ b/python/libvirt-override.c @@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ extern void initcygvirtmod(void); #define VIR_PY_INT_FAIL (libvirt_intWrap(-1)) #define VIR_PY_INT_SUCCESS (libvirt_intWrap(0)) +/* We don't want to free() returned value, as written in doc + * to PyString_AsString. */ static char *py_str(PyObject *obj) { PyObject *str = PyObject_Str(obj); @@ -2660,7 +2662,6 @@ libvirt_virEventAddHandleFunc (int fd, char *name = py_str(python_cb); printf("%s: %s is not callable\n", __FUNCTION__, name ? name : "libvirt.eventInvokeHandleCallback"); - free(name); #endif goto cleanup; } @@ -2805,7 +2806,6 @@ libvirt_virEventAddTimeoutFunc(int timeout, char *name = py_str(python_cb); printf("%s: %s is not callable\n", __FUNCTION__, name ? name : "libvirt.eventInvokeTimeoutCallback"); - free(name); #endif goto cleanup; } @@ -2919,17 +2919,11 @@ libvirt_virEventRegisterImpl(ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED PyObject * self, { /* Unref the previously-registered impl (if any) */ Py_XDECREF(addHandleObj); - free(addHandleName); Py_XDECREF(updateHandleObj); - free(updateHandleName); Py_XDECREF(removeHandleObj); - free(removeHandleName); Py_XDECREF(addTimeoutObj); - free(addTimeoutName); Py_XDECREF(updateTimeoutObj); - free(updateTimeoutName); Py_XDECREF(removeTimeoutObj); - free(removeTimeoutName); /* Parse and check arguments */ if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, (char *) "OOOOOO:virEventRegisterImpl", @@ -2944,7 +2938,10 @@ libvirt_virEventRegisterImpl(ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED PyObject * self, !PyCallable_Check(removeTimeoutObj)) return VIR_PY_INT_FAIL; - /* Get argument string representations (for error reporting) */ + /* Get argument string representations (for error reporting). + * py_str calls PyString_AsString() which returns pointer to: + * 'internal buffer of string, not a copy.' and 'It must not be + * deallocated' (pyhton c-api documentation) */ addHandleName = py_str(addHandleObj); updateHandleName = py_str(updateHandleObj); removeHandleName = py_str(removeHandleObj); -- 1.7.5.rc3