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Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:42:02 +0100
From: Gary Jennejohn <gary.jennejohn@freenet.de>
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Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, Jim Wilcoxson <prirun@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: acl_from_text leaking memory
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On Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:12:47 +0100
volker@vwsoft.com wrote:

> you may want to have a look at the manpage acl_from_text(3):
> 
> "...This function may cause memory to be allocated.  The caller should
> free any releasable memory, when the new ACL is no longer required, by
> calling acl_free(3) with the (void *)acl_t as an argument."
> 
> Please use an acl_free(void *obj_p) call afterwards to avoid leaking memory.
> 

The suggested fix was appplied to HEAD today.  Apparently, the man page should
now be updated.

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Gary Jennejohn