refactor free_messagelist, fix leak in test_merge_split

src/kernel/faction.c

@@ -69,13 +69,17 @@ faction *factions;
 void free_faction(faction * f)
 {
     funhash(f);
-    if (f->msgs)
-        free_messagelist(f->msgs);
+    if (f->msgs) {
+        free_messagelist(f->msgs->begin);
+        free(f->msgs);
+    }
     while (f->battles) {
         struct bmsg *bm = f->battles;
         f->battles = bm->next;
-        if (bm->msgs)
-            free_messagelist(bm->msgs);
+        if (bm->msgs) {
+            free_messagelist(bm->msgs->begin);
+            free(bm->msgs);
+        }
         free(bm);
     }
 

src/kernel/messages.c

@@ -283,18 +283,15 @@ void syntax_error(const struct unit *u, struct order *ord)
 
 extern unsigned int new_hashstring(const char *s);
 
-void free_messagelist(message_list * msgs)
+void free_messagelist(mlist *msgs)
 {
     struct mlist **mlistptr;
-    if (msgs) {
-        for (mlistptr = &msgs->begin; *mlistptr;) {
+    for (mlistptr = &msgs; *mlistptr;) {
         struct mlist *ml = *mlistptr;
         *mlistptr = ml->next;
         msg_release(ml->msg);
         free(ml);
     }
-        free(msgs);
-    }
 }
 
 message *add_message(message_list ** pm, message * m)

src/kernel/messages.h

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ extern "C" {
         struct mlist *begin, **end;
     } message_list;
 
-    void free_messagelist(message_list * msgs);
+    void free_messagelist(struct mlist *msgs);
 
     typedef struct msglevel {
         /* used to set specialized msg-levels */

src/kernel/messages.test.c

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ void test_message(CuTest *tc) {
 
 static void test_merge_split(CuTest *tc) {
     message_list *mlist = 0, *append = 0;
-    struct mlist **split;
+    struct mlist **split; // TODO: why is this a double asterisk?
     message_type *mtype = mt_new("custom", NULL);
 
     test_cleanup();
@@ -57,8 +57,11 @@ static void test_merge_split(CuTest *tc) {
     CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, append->begin, mlist->begin->next);
     split_messages(mlist, split);
     CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, 0, mlist->begin->next);
-    free_messagelist(mlist);
-    free_messagelist(append);
+    free_messagelist(*split);
+    free_messagelist(mlist->begin);
+    free(mlist);
+    free_messagelist(append->begin);
+    free(append);
     test_cleanup();
 }
 

src/kernel/region.c

@@ -820,15 +820,18 @@ void free_region(region * r)
         freeland(r->land);
 
     if (r->msgs) {
-        free_messagelist(r->msgs);
+        free_messagelist(r->msgs->begin);
+        free(r->msgs);
         r->msgs = 0;
     }
 
     while (r->individual_messages) {
         struct individual_message *msg = r->individual_messages;
         r->individual_messages = msg->next;
-        if (msg->msgs)
-            free_messagelist(msg->msgs);
+        if (msg->msgs) {
+            free_messagelist(msg->msgs->begin);
+            free(msg->msgs);
+        }
         free(msg);
     }
 

src/tests.c

@@ -286,9 +286,12 @@ struct message * test_find_messagetype(struct message_list *msgs, const char *na
 }
 
 void test_clear_messages(faction *f) {
-    free_messagelist(f->msgs);
+    if (f->msgs) {
+        free_messagelist(f->msgs->begin);
+        free(f->msgs);
         f->msgs = 0;
     }
+}
 
 void disabled_test(void *suite, void (*test)(CuTest *), const char *name) {
     (void)test;