Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751520AbWCFIAe (ORCPT ); Mon, 6 Mar 2006 03:00:34 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1750915AbWCFIAe (ORCPT ); Mon, 6 Mar 2006 03:00:34 -0500 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([66.187.233.31]:41149 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752038AbWCFIAe (ORCPT ); Mon, 6 Mar 2006 03:00:34 -0500 Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 03:00:10 -0500 From: Dave Jones To: Pekka Enberg Cc: Al Viro , "David S. Miller" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, ericvh@gmail.com, rminnich@lanl.gov Subject: Re: 9pfs double kfree Message-ID: <20060306080010.GJ21445@redhat.com> Mail-Followup-To: Dave Jones , Pekka Enberg , Al Viro , "David S. Miller" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, ericvh@gmail.com, rminnich@lanl.gov References: <20060306070456.GA16478@redhat.com> <20060305.230711.06026976.davem@davemloft.net> <20060306072346.GF27946@ftp.linux.org.uk> <20060306072823.GF21445@redhat.com> <84144f020603052356r321bc78dp66263fbfc73517c6@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <84144f020603052356r321bc78dp66263fbfc73517c6@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 739 Lines: 24 On Mon, Mar 06, 2006 at 09:56:22AM +0200, Pekka Enberg wrote: > On 3/6/06, Dave Jones 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 -- http://www.codemonkey.org.uk - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/