[haiku-bugs] Re: [Haiku] #9625: Incorrect KPath use in VFS where NULL paths are allowed

  • From: "axeld" <trac@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2017 20:47:53 -0000

#9625: Incorrect KPath use in VFS where NULL paths are allowed
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   Reporter:  bonefish       |      Owner:  axeld
       Type:  bug            |     Status:  new
   Priority:  normal         |  Milestone:  R1
  Component:  System/Kernel  |    Version:  R1/Development
 Resolution:                 |   Keywords:  vfs
 Blocked By:                 |   Blocking:
Has a Patch:  0              |   Platform:  All
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Comment (by axeld):

 Wouldn't it make more sense to have KPath not allocate a buffer in case it
 was constructed with a NULL path by default, and therefore also return
 NULL as path itself?

 That would simplify the code in the VFS quite a bit, at least.

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