Re: [PATCH] Fix a memory leak in the qemudBuildCommandLine.

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On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 10:02:51AM -0400, Chris Lalancette wrote:
> On 07/30/10 - 08:02:08AM, Eric Blake wrote:
> > On 07/30/2010 07:47 AM, Chris Lalancette wrote:
> > > ADD_ARG_LIT should only be used for literal arguments,
> > > since it duplicates the memory.  Since virBufferContentAndReset
> > > is already allocating memory, we should only use ADD_ARG.
> > 
> > ACK.
> > 
> > Hmm, wondering if there is a way to make use of gcc's
> > __builtin_constant_p() to enforce that ADD_ARG_LIT is passed a string
> > constant.
> 
> Interesting idea.  I know danpb wanted to remove all of the macros used in
> qemudBuildCommandLine, though, so you may want to consult with him before
> spending too much time on it.

Yes, don't bother changing this. The new APIs will *always* strdup all
strings, since this optimization isn't useful in the real world

Daniel
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