[vlc-devel] [PATCH] libvlc: fix possible free() of static const char[]

[Jerome Forissier]

---
 lib/error.c | 12 ++++++++----
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/error.c b/lib/error.c
index f942f4d..45397a6 100644
--- a/lib/error.c
+++ b/lib/error.c
@@ -33,11 +33,17 @@ static vlc_threadvar_t context;
 static vlc_mutex_t lock = VLC_STATIC_MUTEX;
 static uintptr_t refs = 0;
 
+static void free_msg (void *msg)
+{
+    if (msg != oom)
+        free (msg);
+}
+
 void libvlc_threads_init (void)
 {
     vlc_mutex_lock (&lock);
     if (refs++ == 0)
-        vlc_threadvar_create (&context, free);
+        vlc_threadvar_create (&context, free_msg);
     vlc_mutex_unlock (&lock);
 }
 
@@ -57,9 +63,7 @@ static char *get_error (void)
 
 static void free_error (void)
 {
-    char *msg = get_error ();
-    if (msg != oom)
-        free (msg);
+    free_msg (get_error ());
 }
 
 /**
-- 
1.8.1.5