On 11/24/10 18:27, Anthony Liguori wrote: > The compiler won't generate an error. Only upon a call to > file_release() will a null pointer dereference happens whereas in C++, > because this paradigm is structured in the language, the compiler can > help assist you. Explicit code means you know what is going on, it means you can debug it in gdb and match it. That is a *good* thing! Jes -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html