Re: [PATCH] [DISCUSS] Make the variable NULL after freeing it.

From: Pavel Machek
Date: Mon Jan 01 2007 - 13:37:14 EST


Hi!

> > I decided to keep it simple. If someone is calling kfree_nullify() with anything other than a
> > simple variable, then they should call kfree().
>
> kfree_nullify() has to replace kfree() to be of any use one day. So this is not an option.
>

Doing kfree() that writes to its argument is not an option. kfree()
looks like a function, so it should behave as one. KFREE() might be
okay.
Pavel
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