Re: [patch 119/197] scripts/coccinelle/free: Delete NULL test before freeing functions?

From: SF Markus Elfring
Date: Sat Aug 09 2014 - 05:14:26 EST


> I still don't think this should be done for any random function that
> performs a null test on its argument. The corrections involved here are
> not as trivial as they would seem.

I would prefer to make the list of corresponding function names more complete.


> Often it is not the case that the null test at the call site should be
> just deleted, instead the code should be reorganized.

Which source code places do you know where a different approach might look better?


> (Personally, I don't like the whole null test removal idea. [...]

Would you like to clarify involved software concerns a bit more?

Regards,
Markus
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