Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 00:57:59 -0700 (MST) From: Chad David <davidc@acns.ab.ca> To: Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: vm_await() Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0003240057040.12954-100000@lodge.guild.ab.ca> In-Reply-To: <200003240744.XAA09084@apollo.backplane.com>
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After thinking about it, I don't know what I was thinking :(. Sorry for wasting you time. Chad On Thu, 23 Mar 2000, Matthew Dillon wrote: > > : > :In the case of malloc(), wmesg is set to type->ks_shortdesc, which is > :not part of the current functions stack, so it is safe for malloc > :to return. Unless I am wrong, "string", is an automatic variable, and > :when the current function returns it is no longer vaild. > : > :With tsleep() this would never be a problem as tsleep() blocks. > : > :Chad > > No. "string" is a 'const char *' -- it is global read-only data. > It is most certainly not an automatic function variable. > > -Matt > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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