Since many functions now have allocation attribute, add a release note to inform users.
Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <step...@networkplumber.org> --- doc/guides/rel_notes/release_25_03.rst | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_25_03.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_25_03.rst index 85986ffa61..95ccc01133 100644 --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_25_03.rst +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_25_03.rst @@ -63,6 +63,36 @@ New Features and even substantial part of its code. It can be viewed as an extension of rte_ring functionality. +* **Hardened of more allocation functions.** + + Added allocation attributes to functions that allocate data: + * ``rte_stats_bitrate_create()`` + * ``rte_sched_port_config()`` + * ``rte_ring_create()`` + * ``rte_tel_data_alloc()`` + * ``rte_rib_create()`` + * ``rte_rib6_create()`` + * ``rte_reorder_create()`` + * ``rte_mempool_create()`` + * ``rte_member_create()`` + * ``rte_acl_create()`` + * ``rte_comp_op_pool_create()`` + * ``rte_event_ring_create()`` + * ``rte_fib_create()`` + * ``rte_fib6_create()`` + * ``rte_lpm_create()`` + * ``rte_lpm6_create()`` + * ``rte_fbk_hash_create()`` + * ``rte_hash_create()`` + * ``rte_port_in_action_profile_create()`` + * ``rte_port_in_action_create()`` + * ``rte_table_in_action_profile_create()`` + * ``rte_table_in_action_create()`` + + This can catch some obvious bugs at compile time (with GCC 11.0 or later). + For example, calling ``free`` on a pointer that was allocated with one + of those functions (and vice versa); freeing the same pointer twice + in the same routine or freeing an object that was not created by allocation. Removed Items ------------- -- 2.45.2
