svn commit: r236582 - head/lib/libc/stdlib

Dimitry Andric dim at FreeBSD.org
Tue Jun 5 08:08:16 UTC 2012


On 2012-06-04 23:34, Andrey A. Chernov wrote:> Author: ache
> Date: Mon Jun  4 21:34:49 2012
> New Revision: 236582
> URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/236582
> 
> Log:
>   1) IEEE Std 1003.1-2008, "errno" section, is explicit that
>   
>   "The setting of errno after a successful call to a function is
>   unspecified unless the description of that function specifies that
>   errno shall not be modified."
>   
>   However, free() in IEEE Std 1003.1-2008 does not mention its interaction
>   with errno, so MAY modify it after successful call
>   (it depends on particular free() implementation, OS-specific, etc.).

Actually, it says the following:

  RETURN VALUE

      The free() function shall not return a value.

  ERRORS

      No errors are defined.

How much clearer do you want it? ;)


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