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Date:      Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:11:52 -0800
From:      Xin Li <delphij@delphij.net>
To:        Eitan Adler <eadler@freebsd.org>
Cc:        "svn-src-head@freebsd.org" <svn-src-head@freebsd.org>, "svn-src-all@freebsd.org" <svn-src-all@freebsd.org>, "src-committers@freebsd.org" <src-committers@freebsd.org>, Xin LI <delphij@gmail.com>
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r245494 - head/bin/pwait
Message-ID:  <50F6ED68.50602@delphij.net>
In-Reply-To: <CAF6rxgmthYBdGeZkRaDHL0bDYCHb_pKPQiGKaWmU2id0Cd_A5g@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <201301160503.r0G53qie087155@svn.freebsd.org> <CAGMYy3smQv4-3oxZBFC1EkJQr%2B=3n08z=tBr_Lt58zxfTcYB6Q@mail.gmail.com> <CAF6rxgmthYBdGeZkRaDHL0bDYCHb_pKPQiGKaWmU2id0Cd_A5g@mail.gmail.com>

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On 01/16/13 09:47, Eitan Adler wrote:
> On 16 January 2013 01:49, Xin LI <delphij@gmail.com> wrote:
>> This doesn't seem right -- you should never release memory before
>> exit, especially for memory allocated in main(), unless this
>> "main" is intended for different purpose like a monolithic shell
>> that wants to avoid exec(). Note that pwait(1) have multiple exit
>> points I don't think it's practical.
> 
> ...
> 
> There have been multiple conversations about this: on hackers, on
> the commit lists, and on the clang analyzer lists.
> 
> I don't care much how the final code looks: with either free or
> return but please make sure that scan-build finds no warnings.

Yes I did.  Using exit(3) tells clang that this is the final exit and
thus eliminates the warning.

It sounds like a bug (or arguably a feature) that clang does not
recognize return in main()s...

Cheers,
- -- 
Xin LI <delphij@delphij.net>    https://www.delphij.net/
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