It is clearer to use a 'clear_' prefix for functions which empty and deallocate the contents of a data structure without freeing the structure itself, and a 'free_' prefix for functions which also free the structure itself. http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/206128 Signed-off-by: Adam Spiers <git@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- dir.c | 6 +++++- dir.h | 2 +- unpack-trees.c | 2 +- 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c index 16e10b0..41f141c 100644 --- a/dir.c +++ b/dir.c @@ -400,7 +400,11 @@ static void *read_skip_worktree_file_from_index(const char *path, size_t *size) return data; } -void free_excludes(struct exclude_list *el) +/* + * Frees memory within el which was allocated for exclude patterns and + * the file buffer. Does not free el itself. + */ +void clear_exclude_list(struct exclude_list *el) { int i; diff --git a/dir.h b/dir.h index dcb1ad3..5664ba8 100644 --- a/dir.h +++ b/dir.h @@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ extern void add_excludes_from_file(struct dir_struct *, const char *fname); extern void parse_exclude_pattern(const char **string, int *patternlen, int *flags, int *nowildcardlen); extern void add_exclude(const char *string, const char *base, int baselen, struct exclude_list *el); -extern void free_excludes(struct exclude_list *el); +extern void clear_exclude_list(struct exclude_list *el); extern int file_exists(const char *); extern int is_inside_dir(const char *dir); diff --git a/unpack-trees.c b/unpack-trees.c index c0da094..ad621d9 100644 --- a/unpack-trees.c +++ b/unpack-trees.c @@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ int unpack_trees(unsigned len, struct tree_desc *t, struct unpack_trees_options *o->dst_index = o->result; done: - free_excludes(&el); + clear_exclude_list(&el); if (o->path_exclude_check) { path_exclude_check_clear(o->path_exclude_check); free(o->path_exclude_check); -- 1.7.11.2.249.g31c7954 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html