Thanks for the explanation as to why this is occurring. Bill
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dr. Stephen Henson Sent: September 25, 2007 11:49 AM To: openssl-users@openssl.org Subject: Re: EC Oddity Some of the newer functions in OpenSSL follow a naming convention. If they have a '0' such as *get0*() then the pointer retrieved is internal to the parent structure and should *NOT* be freed up after use because it will be freed when the parent structure is. If you free both up you get double frees and undefined results. If there is a '1' then a copy is retrieved and it *should* be freed up as well as the parent structure. Steve. -- Dr Stephen N. Henson. Email, S/MIME and PGP keys: see homepage OpenSSL project core developer and freelance consultant. Funding needed! Details on homepage. Homepage: http://www.drh-consultancy.demon.co.uk ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
