From: Bastien Nocera <hadess@hadess.net>
To: linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [BlueZ v2 3/5] doc: Recommend using _cleanup_ and friends
Date: Wed, 6 May 2026 16:30:57 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260506143220.3076135-4-hadess@hadess.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260506143220.3076135-1-hadess@hadess.net>
---
doc/maintainer-guidelines.rst | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/maintainer-guidelines.rst b/doc/maintainer-guidelines.rst
index 44d3e258db6e..b67c6596f4c1 100644
--- a/doc/maintainer-guidelines.rst
+++ b/doc/maintainer-guidelines.rst
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ do this:
The above assumes that a kernel tree resides in ``~/src/linux/``.
+Also make sure to use ``_cleanup_free_`` and ``_cleanup_(free_func)`` when
+possible. It makes your code much nicer to read (and shorter), and avoids
+common memory leaks on error paths.
Rule 4: Pay extra attention to adding new files to the tree
-----------------------------------------------------------
--
2.54.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-05-06 14:32 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-05-06 14:30 [BlueZ v2 0/5] Add helper for "cleanup" variable attribute Bastien Nocera
2026-05-06 14:30 ` [BlueZ v2 1/5] all: Remove more unneeded MIN/MAX macro definition Bastien Nocera
2026-05-06 21:28 ` Add helper for "cleanup" variable attribute bluez.test.bot
2026-05-06 14:30 ` [BlueZ v2 2/5] shared/util: " Bastien Nocera
2026-05-06 14:30 ` Bastien Nocera [this message]
2026-05-06 14:30 ` [BlueZ v2 4/5] main: Use _cleanup_() to simplify configuration parsing Bastien Nocera
2026-05-06 14:30 ` [BlueZ v2 5/5] main: Use _cleanup_() to simplify GError-handling Bastien Nocera
2026-05-07 14:42 ` [BlueZ v2 0/5] Add helper for "cleanup" variable attribute Bastien Nocera
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