On 12/27/22 13:39, Deepak R Varma wrote:
kfree() & vfree() internally performs NULL check on the pointer handed
to it and take no action if it indeed is NULL. Hence there is no need
for a pre-check of the memory pointer before handing it to
kfree()/vfree().
Issue reported by ifnullfree.cocci
On Wed, Dec 28, 2022 at 12:09:51AM +0530, Deepak R Varma wrote:
> kfree() & vfree() internally performs NULL check on the pointer handed
> to it and take no action if it indeed is NULL. Hence there is no need
> for a pre-check of the memory pointer before handing it to
> kfree()/vfree().
>
> Issue
kfree() & vfree() internally performs NULL check on the pointer handed
to it and take no action if it indeed is NULL. Hence there is no need
for a pre-check of the memory pointer before handing it to
kfree()/vfree().
Issue reported by ifnullfree.cocci Coccinelle semantic patch script.
