From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: by sourceware.org (Postfix, from userid 48) id C9A303887016; Wed, 8 Apr 2020 07:53:26 +0000 (GMT) DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 sourceware.org C9A303887016 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gcc.gnu.org; s=default; t=1586332406; bh=vlsSsSSMj9IbWv42n1+y+1kovwTxAgBXac4ApdVZnD4=; h=From:To:Subject:Date:In-Reply-To:References:From; b=tztOi5BalbABjK6hsruzgXo96J3tR60DWwbNJwY5Pp74YtbE0EF2ZkDzB1f+HzE0K opYUD17Xp3dSc01aDsaVgTxjCfmJtRdCFRYRQonOcrPODmiMb/2fj2iTkPV8VM97qm XamvfKJUoKjpZ1KB3Mpo5gOuu64fIJclq3Qbui9o= From: "redi at gcc dot gnu.org" To: gcc-bugs@gcc.gnu.org Subject: [Bug middle-end/94527] RFE: Add an __attribute__ that marks a function as freeing an object Date: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 07:53:26 +0000 X-Bugzilla-Reason: CC X-Bugzilla-Type: changed X-Bugzilla-Watch-Reason: None X-Bugzilla-Product: gcc X-Bugzilla-Component: middle-end X-Bugzilla-Version: unknown X-Bugzilla-Keywords: X-Bugzilla-Severity: enhancement X-Bugzilla-Who: redi at gcc dot gnu.org X-Bugzilla-Status: NEW X-Bugzilla-Resolution: X-Bugzilla-Priority: P3 X-Bugzilla-Assigned-To: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org X-Bugzilla-Target-Milestone: --- X-Bugzilla-Flags: X-Bugzilla-Changed-Fields: Message-ID: In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Bugzilla-URL: http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/ Auto-Submitted: auto-generated MIME-Version: 1.0 X-BeenThere: gcc-bugs@gcc.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Gcc-bugs mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 07:53:26 -0000 https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D94527 --- Comment #6 from Jonathan Wakely --- I can see uses that aren't just "frees the memory", e.g. after fclose and c= lose any further uses of their argument are probably errors. The close case is interesting because it's not a pointer argument.=