Re: 9pfs double kfree

From: Luke-Jr
Date: Thu Mar 09 2006 - 09:39:36 EST


On Monday 06 March 2006 07:56, 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.

#define kfree(foo) foo = __kfree(foo);

Assuming the current kfree doesn't return something...
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