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SubjectRe: [2.4] init/do_mounts.c::rd_load_image() memleak
Hello!

On Fri, Mar 14, 2003 at 08:59:57AM +0100, Jens Axboe wrote:

> > > > + if (buf)
> > > > + kfree(buf);
> > > kfree(NULL); is valid - you don't need this check.
> > Almost every place I can think of does just this, so I do not see why this
> > particular piece of code should be different.
> Since when has that been a valid argument? :)

Well, my argument is code uniformness which was always valid as long as it does not
introduce any bugs, I think.
Do you propose somebody should go and fix all
if ( something )
kfree(something);
pieces of code to read just
kfree(something); ?

Bye,
Oleg
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