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Date:      Mon, 24 Sep 2012 07:28:01 +0300
From:      Konstantin Belousov <kostikbel@gmail.com>
To:        Kevin Lo <kevlo@freebsd.org>
Cc:        Garrett Cooper <yanegomi@gmail.com>, svn-src-head@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Re: svn commit: r240850 - head/lib/libstand
Message-ID:  <20120924042801.GQ37286@deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua>
In-Reply-To: <505FC00B.5020204@FreeBSD.org>
References:  <201209230838.q8N8c6Tu056083@svn.freebsd.org> <20120923105220.GL37286@deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua> <CAGH67wQf5whjgQmXD3Ln_-r=WsLMYrBQUBj_G-HoGf1a5F_4cg@mail.gmail.com> <505FC00B.5020204@FreeBSD.org>

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On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 10:06:03AM +0800, Kevin Lo wrote:
> On 2012/09/24 03:27, Garrett Cooper wrote:
> > On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 3:52 AM, Konstantin Belousov
> > <kostikbel@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 08:38:06AM +0000, Kevin Lo wrote:
> >>> Author: kevlo
> >>> Date: Sun Sep 23 08:38:06 2012
> >>> New Revision: 240850
> >>> URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/240850
> >>>
> >>> Log:
> >>>    Avoid NULL dereference
> >>>
> >>> Modified:
> >>>    head/lib/libstand/nfs.c
> > ...
> >
> >> I do not see how this change is useful. libstand' Free() function hand=
les
> >> NULL parameter fine, as well as all other free(3) implementations I am
> >> aware of.
> >      +1. free(3) should silently ignore NULL parameters passed into it.
>=20
> Well, The patch is harmless. I suppose I could argue it is a safety belt
> against free(NULL) should be silently ignored.
It is code bloat.

> I have no problem changing it back, but there are two other places where
> the same comment could apply.
Yes, this is good to apply as well.

>=20
> Index: lib/libstand/nfs.c
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> --- lib/libstand/nfs.c  (revision 240879)
> +++ lib/libstand/nfs.c  (working copy)
> @@ -606,10 +606,8 @@ nfs_open(const char *upath, struct open_file *f)
>          error =3D 0;
>=20
>   out:
> -       if (newfd)
> -               free(newfd);
> -       if (path)
> -               free(path);
> +       free(newfd);
> +       free(path);
>   #else
>           currfd->iodesc =3D desc;
>=20
> @@ -1256,10 +1254,8 @@ nfs_open(const char *upath, struct open_file *f)
>          error =3D 0;
>=20
>   out:
> -       if (newfd)
> -               free(newfd);
> -       if (path)
> -               free(path);
> +       free(newfd);
> +       free(path);
>   #else
>          currfd->iodesc =3D desc;
>=20
>=20
> > Thanks,
> > Garrett
> >
>=20
>      Kevin

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