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[PATCH] clear_child_for_cleanup must correctly manage children_to_clean

From
David Gould <david@optimisefitness.com>
Date
Sep 11, 2012, 14:32 UTC
Message-ID
<1347373967-29248-1-git-send-email-david@optimisefitness.com>
In-Reply-To
<62cd8d4a1853cb6fe8fda9f534cc269c8b2e0f6c>
Iterate through children_to_clean using 'next' fields but with an
extra level of indirection. This allows us to update the chain when
we remove a child and saves us managing several variables around
the loop mechanism.
---
 run-command.c |   12 ++++++------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/run-command.c b/run-command.c
index f9922b9..c42d63b 100644
--- a/run-command.c
+++ b/run-command.c
@@ -53,13 +53,13 @@ static void mark_child_for_cleanup(pid_t pid)
 
 static void clear_child_for_cleanup(pid_t pid)
 {
-	struct child_to_clean **last, *p;
+	struct child_to_clean **pp;
 
-	last = &children_to_clean;
-	for (p = children_to_clean; p; p = p->next) {
-		if (p->pid == pid) {
-			*last = p->next;
-			free(p);
+	for (pp = &children_to_clean; *pp; pp = &(*pp)->next) {
+		if ((*pp)->pid == pid) {
+			struct child_to_clean *clean_me = *pp;
+			*pp = clean_me->next;
+			free(clean_me);
 			return;
 		}
 	}
-- 
1.7.9.5
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  1. clear_child_for_cleanup must correctly manage children_to_cleanDavid Gould, Sep 11, 2012
  2. Jeff KingSep 11, 2012
  3. Junio C HamanoSep 11, 2012
  4. Erik Faye-LundSep 11, 2012
  5. [PATCHv2] fix broken list iteration in clear_child_for_cleanupDavid Gould, Sep 11, 2012
  6. Junio C HamanoSep 11, 2012

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