3 files changed, 25 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/libglusterfs/src/common-utils.c b/libglusterfs/src/common-utils.c
index 8e2ffa3accd..b65623fbb75 100644
--- a/libglusterfs/src/common-utils.c
+++ b/libglusterfs/src/common-utils.c
@@ -576,8 +576,14 @@ struct dnscache *
 gf_dnscache_init(time_t ttl)
 {
     struct dnscache *cache = GF_MALLOC(sizeof(*cache), gf_common_mt_dnscache);
-    if (cache) {
-        cache->cache_dict = NULL;
+    if (!cache)
+        return NULL;
+
+    cache->cache_dict = dict_new();
+    if (!cache->cache_dict) {
+        GF_FREE(cache);
+        cache = NULL;
+    } else {
         cache->ttl = ttl;
     }
 
@@ -585,6 +591,20 @@ gf_dnscache_init(time_t ttl)
 }
 
 /**
+ * gf_dnscache_deinit -- cleanup resources used by struct dnscache
+ */
+void
+gf_dnscache_deinit(struct dnscache *cache)
+{
+    if (!cache) {
+        gf_msg_plain(GF_LOG_WARNING, "dnscache is NULL");
+        return;
+    }
+    dict_unref(cache->cache_dict);
+    GF_FREE(cache);
+}
+
+/**
  * gf_dnscache_entry_init -- Initialize a dnscache entry
  *
  * @return: SUCCESS: Pointer to an allocated dnscache entry struct
@@ -632,12 +652,6 @@ gf_rev_dns_lookup_cached(const char *ip, struct dnscache *dnscache)
     if (!dnscache)
         goto out;
 
-    if (!dnscache->cache_dict) {
-        dnscache->cache_dict = dict_new();
-        if (!dnscache->cache_dict) {
-            goto out;
-        }
-    }
     cache = dnscache->cache_dict;
 
     /* Quick cache lookup to see if we already hold it */
diff --git a/libglusterfs/src/glusterfs/common-utils.h b/libglusterfs/src/glusterfs/common-utils.h
index e6f565cb783..e2cc3d36670 100644
--- a/libglusterfs/src/glusterfs/common-utils.h
+++ b/libglusterfs/src/glusterfs/common-utils.h
@@ -238,6 +238,8 @@ list_node_del(struct list_node *node);
 
 struct dnscache *
 gf_dnscache_init(time_t ttl);
+void
+gf_dnscache_deinit(struct dnscache *cache);
 struct dnscache_entry *
 gf_dnscache_entry_init(void);
 void
diff --git a/libglusterfs/src/libglusterfs.sym b/libglusterfs/src/libglusterfs.sym
index 26a11e36410..6247785964b 100644
--- a/libglusterfs/src/libglusterfs.sym
+++ b/libglusterfs/src/libglusterfs.sym
@@ -587,6 +587,7 @@ gf_dirent_free
 gf_dirent_orig_offset
 gf_dm_hashfn
 gf_dnscache_init
+gf_dnscache_deinit
 gf_errno_to_error
 gf_error_to_errno
 _gf_event