[dm-devel] [PATCH 3/3] Library with an exit()

[Bart Van Assche]

On 03/09/14 12:56, Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Ritesh Raj Sarraf <rrs at debian.org>
> ---
>  libmpathpersist/mpath_persist.c | 9 +++++----
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/libmpathpersist/mpath_persist.c b/libmpathpersist/mpath_persist.c
> index bd30125..6b6901e 100644
> --- a/libmpathpersist/mpath_persist.c
> +++ b/libmpathpersist/mpath_persist.c
> @@ -585,11 +585,12 @@ int send_prout_activepath(char * dev, int rq_servact, int rq_scope,
>  	rc = pthread_create(&thread, &attr, mpath_prout_pthread_fn, (void *)(&param));
>  	if (rc){
>  		condlog (3, "%s: failed to create thread %d", dev, rc);
> -		exit(-1);
>  	}
> -	/* Free attribute and wait for the other threads */
> -	pthread_attr_destroy(&attr);
> -	rc = pthread_join(thread, NULL);
> +	else {
> +		/* Free attribute and wait for the other threads */
> +		pthread_attr_destroy(&attr);
> +		rc = pthread_join(thread, NULL);
> +	}
>  
>  	return (param.status);
>  }

pthread_attr_destroy() should also be called if pthread_create() fails.

Bart.