Re: 9pfs double kfree

From: Dave Jones
Date: Mon Mar 06 2006 - 02:58:01 EST


On Mon, Mar 06, 2006 at 09:56:22AM +0200, Pekka Enberg wrote:
> On 3/6/06, Dave Jones <davej@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I wonder if we could get away with something as simple as..
> >
> > #define kfree(foo) \
> > __kfree(foo); \
> > foo = KFREE_POISON;
> >
> > ?
>
> It's legal to call kfree() twice for NULL pointer. The above poisons
> foo unconditionally which makes that case break I think.

Bah, I never did like that rule.

Dave

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