Re: [PATCH 1/1] mmap.2: improve example

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Hello Michael,

On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 4:59 AM, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
<mtk.manpages@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello Rahul,
>
>
> Given that handle_error() calls exit(), and that triggers close()
> on all FDs and munmap() on all mappings, I'm not sure this patch
> improves things. Can you say some more on why you think it is
> needed?

I think it is always better to free resources after use to avoid
memory leaks later. But doing that in such
simple example might be debatable.

May be at-least at the end we should call munmap() and close(). That
will cover munmap() usage as well.

Regards,

Rahul
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