linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH] fs/jbd: set pointer = NULL, after kfree it.

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Date:	Fri, 04 Jan 2013 09:37:08 +0800
From:	Chen Gang <gang.chen@...anux.com>
To:	jack@...e.cz
CC:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fs/jbd: set pointer = NULL, after kfree it.


------- Original Message -------
From: Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
To: Chen Gang <gang.chen@...anux.com>
Cc: akpm@...ux-foundation.org; jack@...e.cz;linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Sent: Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:23:12 +0100
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fs/jbd: set pointer = NULL, after kfree it.

>   The journal structure will get freed immediately after we return from
> journal_init_revoke() (in case it failed) or journal_destroy_revoke() so I
> don't see a point in setting the pointers to NULL. Or do I miss something?

  ok, I can understand.
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