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Re: PATCH: Return NULL on NULL bfd (Problem with linker with binutils-040414)

From: Alan Modra <amodra at bigpond dot net dot au>
To: binutils at sources dot redhat dot com
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 10:51:45 +0930
Subject: Re: PATCH: Return NULL on NULL bfd (Problem with linker with binutils-040414)
References: <NUTMEGCCdKrcoTh4Ijy000004fb@NUTMEG.CAM.ARTIMI.COM> <m3pta3k7yv.fsf@gossamer.airs.com>

On Mon, Apr 19, 2004 at 04:50:48PM -0400, Ian Lance Taylor wrote:
> I actually see that bfd_archive_filename hides a bfd_malloc failure by
> returning an incorrect value.  I also see that it unpredictably causes
> a space leak.  I think this function needs some more attention in any
> case.  If the comment is true that it is only used when building error
> messages, then none of this matters very much.

The comment is true.  What space leak?

-- 
Alan Modra
IBM OzLabs - Linux Technology Centre

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