Re: [PATCH] ext3_clear_inode(): avoid kfree(NULL)

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commit e6022603b9aa7d61d20b392e69edcdbbc1789969
tree f94b059e312ea7b2f3c4d0b01939e868ed525fb0
parent 304c4c841a31c780a45d65e389b07706babf5d36
author Andrew Morton <[email protected]> Fri, 23 Jun 2006 16:05:32 -0700
committer Linus Torvalds <[email protected]> Fri, 23 Jun 2006 21:43:05 -0700

[PATCH] ext3_clear_inode(): avoid kfree(NULL)

Steven Rostedt <[email protected]> points out that `rsv' here is usually
NULL, so we should avoid calling kfree().

Also, fix up some nearby whitespace damage.

Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <[email protected]>


Dumb question...  why?  kfree(NULL) has always been explicitly allowed.

	Jeff


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