Just do nothing if passed NULL for a ref or unref. This avoids call sites that manage a combination of NULL or non-NULL pointers having to add iffery around every ref and unref.
Signed-off-by: Peter Crosthwaite <peter.crosthwa...@xilinx.com> --- qom/object.c | 14 ++++++++------ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/qom/object.c b/qom/object.c index 956d1ab..6813aba 100644 --- a/qom/object.c +++ b/qom/object.c @@ -709,11 +709,17 @@ GSList *object_class_get_list(const char *implements_type, void object_ref(Object *obj) { + if (!obj) { + return; + } atomic_inc(&obj->ref); } void object_unref(Object *obj) { + if (!obj) { + return; + } g_assert(obj->ref > 0); /* parent always holds a reference to its children */ @@ -1133,13 +1139,9 @@ static void object_set_link_property(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque, return; } - if (new_target) { - object_ref(new_target); - } + object_ref(new_target); *child = new_target; - if (old_target != NULL) { - object_unref(old_target); - } + object_unref(old_target); } static Object *object_resolve_link_property(Object *parent, void *opaque, -- 2.0.0