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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Patryk Obara <patryk.obara@gmail.com>
Cc: Git List <git@vger.kernel.org>, Jeff King <peff@peff.net>,
	"brian m . carlson" <sandals@crustytoothpaste.ath.cx>,
	Stefan Beller <stefanbeller@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 4/4] commit: rewrite read_graft_line
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2017 12:12:11 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqlgmgbshg.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAJfL8+T3vqnmFJmx19H-v8yGiY4Se78SM+ax_q07_PF4VHDv3Q@mail.gmail.com> (Patryk Obara's message of "Fri, 18 Aug 2017 20:38:25 +0200")

Patryk Obara <patryk.obara@gmail.com> writes:

> Actually, I don't think I needed to remove free(graft) line, but I don't
> know if freeing NULL is considered ok in git code. Let me know if I
> should bring it back, please.

Calling free(var) when var may or may not be NULL is perfectly fine.

We even discourage people from writing:

	if (var)
		free(var);

because an unconditional call to free(var) is sufficient.


  reply	other threads:[~2017-08-18 19:12 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 59+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2017-08-15 11:49 [PATCH 0/5] Modernize read_graft_line implementation Patryk Obara
2017-08-15 11:49 ` [PATCH 1/5] cache: extend object_id size to sha3-256 Patryk Obara
2017-08-15 11:49 ` [PATCH 2/5] sha1_file: fix hardcoded size in null_sha1 Patryk Obara
2017-08-15 18:23   ` Junio C Hamano
2017-08-15 18:29     ` Stefan Beller
2017-08-15 19:02       ` Junio C Hamano
2017-08-16 12:11         ` Patryk Obara
2017-08-16 19:32           ` Junio C Hamano
2017-08-15 11:49 ` [PATCH 3/5] commit: replace the raw buffer with strbuf in read_graft_line Patryk Obara
2017-08-15 17:02   ` Stefan Beller
2017-08-16 12:24     ` Patryk Obara
2017-08-16 22:59       ` brian m. carlson
2017-08-17  5:55         ` Jeff King
2017-08-17 21:17           ` Junio C Hamano
2017-08-17 21:38             ` Patryk Obara
2017-08-15 18:25   ` Junio C Hamano
2017-08-15 11:49 ` [PATCH 4/5] commit: implement free_commit_graft Patryk Obara
2017-08-15 17:04   ` Stefan Beller
2017-08-15 18:26   ` Junio C Hamano
2017-08-16 12:28     ` Patryk Obara
2017-08-15 11:49 ` [PATCH 5/5] commit: rewrite read_graft_line Patryk Obara
2017-08-15 17:11   ` Stefan Beller
2017-08-15 18:30   ` Junio C Hamano
2017-08-16 13:07     ` Patryk Obara
2017-08-16 19:39       ` Junio C Hamano
2017-08-15 17:19 ` [PATCH 0/5] Modernize read_graft_line implementation Stefan Beller
2017-08-16 17:58 ` [PATCH v2 0/4] " Patryk Obara
2017-08-16 17:58   ` [PATCH v2 1/4] sha1_file: fix hardcoded size in null_sha1 Patryk Obara
2017-08-16 19:46     ` Junio C Hamano
2017-08-16 17:58   ` [PATCH v2 2/4] commit: replace the raw buffer with strbuf in read_graft_line Patryk Obara
2017-08-16 17:58   ` [PATCH v2 3/4] commit: implement free_commit_graft Patryk Obara
2017-08-16 17:58   ` [PATCH v2 4/4] commit: rewrite read_graft_line Patryk Obara
2017-08-17 21:20     ` Junio C Hamano
2017-08-17 21:42       ` Patryk Obara
2017-08-18  1:59   ` [PATCH v3 0/4] Modernize read_graft_line implementation Patryk Obara
2017-08-18  1:59     ` [PATCH v3 1/4] sha1_file: fix definition of null_sha1 Patryk Obara
2017-08-18  1:59     ` [PATCH v3 2/4] commit: replace the raw buffer with strbuf in read_graft_line Patryk Obara
2017-08-18  6:29       ` Jeff King
2017-08-18 10:12         ` Patryk Obara
2017-08-18 11:50           ` Jeff King
2017-08-18  1:59     ` [PATCH v3 3/4] commit: allocate array using object_id size Patryk Obara
2017-08-18  1:59     ` [PATCH v3 4/4] commit: rewrite read_graft_line Patryk Obara
2017-08-18  6:43       ` Jeff King
2017-08-18  7:44         ` Junio C Hamano
2017-08-18 11:30           ` Patryk Obara
2017-08-18 11:45             ` Jeff King
2017-08-18 16:44             ` Junio C Hamano
2017-08-18 17:05               ` Patryk Obara
2017-08-18 18:29                 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-08-18  2:20     ` [PATCH v3 0/4] Modernize read_graft_line implementation Junio C Hamano
2017-08-18 18:33     ` [PATCH v4 " Patryk Obara
2017-08-18 18:33       ` [PATCH v4 1/4] sha1_file: fix definition of null_sha1 Patryk Obara
2017-08-18 18:33       ` [PATCH v4 2/4] commit: replace the raw buffer with strbuf in read_graft_line Patryk Obara
2017-08-18 18:33       ` [PATCH v4 3/4] commit: allocate array using object_id size Patryk Obara
2017-08-18 18:33       ` [PATCH v4 4/4] commit: rewrite read_graft_line Patryk Obara
2017-08-18 18:38         ` Patryk Obara
2017-08-18 19:12           ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2017-08-18 19:33             ` Patryk Obara
2017-08-18 19:47           ` Junio C Hamano

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