From:	"Mark E." <snowball3 AT bigfoot DOT com>
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Date:	Thu, 15 Feb 2001 15:08:15 -0500
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Subject:	RE: O_TEMPORARY
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> Given that the dup() code makes two entries point to the same
> structure, shouldn't you look for other entries pointing
> to the structure you're about to free() and zero them to
> avoid leaving them pointing into the Great Void(tm)?

In that case, a decremented ref_count will still be > 1 and the structure 
won't be freed.

Mark

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