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authorAndrew Clayton <ac@sigsegv.uk>2025-03-07 00:07:25 +0000
committerAndrew Clayton <ac@sigsegv.uk>2025-03-07 00:07:25 +0000
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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+struct s {
+ int i;
+};
+
+static void fv(struct s *s)
+{
+ /* Do something with s */
+
+ free(s);
+ s = NULL;
+}
+
+static void fr(struct s **s)
+{
+ /* Do something with s */
+
+ free(*s);
+ *s = NULL;
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+ struct s *s;
+
+ s = malloc(sizeof(*s));
+ printf("s: %p\n", s);
+ fv(s);
+ printf("s: %p\n", s);
+
+ printf("\n");
+
+ s = malloc(sizeof(*s));
+ printf("s: %p\n", s);
+ fr(&s);
+ printf("s: %p\n", s);
+
+ return 0;
+}