Re: [PATCH] argv_split: allow argv_split to handle NULL pointer inargcp parameter gracefully

From: Jeremy Fitzhardinge
Date: Tue Jul 31 2007 - 12:56:53 EST


Neil Horman wrote:
> As Jeremy and I had discussed in a previous thread, it would be nice if the
> argv_split library function could gracefully handle a NULL pointer in the argcp
> parameter, so as to allow functions using it that did not care about the value
> of argc to not have to declare a useless variable. This patch accomplishes
> that. Tested by me, with successful results.
>

Oh, one other thing. Could you do a patch to clean up the use in the
usermodehelper code?

J
> Thanks & Regards
> Neil
>
> Signed-off-by: Neil Horman <nhorman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> argv_split.c | 4 +++-
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
>
> diff --git a/lib/argv_split.c b/lib/argv_split.c
> index 4096ed4..fad6ce4 100644
> --- a/lib/argv_split.c
> +++ b/lib/argv_split.c
> @@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ char **argv_split(gfp_t gfp, const char *str, int *argcp)
> if (argv == NULL)
> goto out;
>
> - *argcp = argc;
> + if (argcp)
> + *argcp = argc;
> +
> argvp = argv;
>
> while (*str) {
>

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