* Any problem ?
@ 2011-01-28 11:53 ratheesh k
2011-01-28 12:02 ` Santosh Sivaraj
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From: ratheesh k @ 2011-01-28 11:53 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-c-programming
Is there any problem with this below code ? I just want to free memory.
void free_it(char *ptr)
{
free(ptr);
}
int main()
{
char *str = (char *)malloc(100);
strcpy(str, "Ratheesh");
free_it(str);
str=NULL;
return 0;
}
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* Re: Any problem ?
2011-01-28 11:53 Any problem ? ratheesh k
@ 2011-01-28 12:02 ` Santosh Sivaraj
[not found] ` <AANLkTimg=+0jUVjyG2Zq7ZqC=A5XbjWfkjoJADmPsULK@mail.gmail.com>
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From: Santosh Sivaraj @ 2011-01-28 12:02 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: ratheesh k; +Cc: linux-c-programming
On 01/28/2011 05:23 PM, ratheesh k wrote:
> void free_it(char *ptr)
> {
> free(ptr);
> }
>
>
> int main()
> {
> char *str = (char *)malloc(100);
> strcpy(str, "Ratheesh");
> free_it(str);
> str=NULL;
> return 0;
> }
Nothing is wrong.. should work fine.
Santosh
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* Re: Any problem ?
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@ 2011-01-28 20:46 ` Leon Romanovsky
2011-01-28 21:01 ` David Astua
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From: Leon Romanovsky @ 2011-01-28 20:46 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: ratheesh k; +Cc: linux-c-programming
> str=NULL;
In general, you don't need this line.
--
"Change is inevitable; progress is optional".
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* Re: Any problem ?
2011-01-28 20:46 ` Leon Romanovsky
@ 2011-01-28 21:01 ` David Astua
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From: David Astua @ 2011-01-28 21:01 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Leon Romanovsky; +Cc: ratheesh k, linux-c-programming
On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 2:46 PM, Leon Romanovsky <leon@leon.nu> wrote:
>> str=NULL;
> In general, you don't need this line.
>
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Anyway is a good practice i think, to avoid double-free problems on
more complex code.
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