From 90cceec4bb58e5ce2a2045a7062cd3fee4b322d9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Eggert Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2023 11:33:01 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] tar: omit unnecessary freeing * src/tar.c (main): Omit unnecessary freeing. --- src/tar.c | 13 ++++++++----- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/tar.c b/src/tar.c index d65fc806..8dbd737b 100644 --- a/src/tar.c +++ b/src/tar.c @@ -2852,11 +2852,14 @@ main (int argc, char **argv) if (volno_file_option) closeout_volume_number (); - /* Dispose of allocated memory, and return. */ - - free (archive_name_array); - xattrs_clear_setup (); - name_term (); + /* There is little point to freeing, as we are about to exit, + and freeing is more likely to cause than cure trouble. */ + if (false) + { + free (archive_name_array); + xattrs_clear_setup (); + name_term (); + } if (exit_status == TAREXIT_FAILURE) error (0, 0, _("Exiting with failure status due to previous errors")); -- 2.47.3