Re: [patch 1/8] isdn_bsdcomp.c - vfree() checking cleanups

From: Ralph Corderoy
Date: Sun Mar 06 2005 - 19:24:18 EST



Hi Domen,

> - if (db->dict) {
> - vfree (db->dict);
> - db->dict = NULL;
> - }
> + vfree (db->dict);
> + db->dict = NULL;

Is it really worth always calling vfree() which calls __vunmap() before
db->dict is determined to be NULL in order to turn three lines into two?
Plus the write to db->dict which might otherwise not be needed. The old
code was clear, clean, and fast, no?

Cheers,


Ralph.

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