@@ -41,11 +41,13 @@ int buf_free (circbuf_t * buf)
int buf_pop (circbuf_t * buf, char *dest, unsigned int len)
{
unsigned int i;
- char *p = buf->top;
+ char *p;
assert (buf != NULL);
assert (dest != NULL);
+ p = buf->top;
+
/* Cap to number of bytes in buffer */
if (len > buf->size)
len = buf->size;
@@ -69,11 +71,13 @@ int buf_push (circbuf_t * buf, const char *src, unsigned int len)
{
/* NOTE: this function allows push to overwrite old data. */
unsigned int i;
- char *p = buf->tail;
+ char *p;
assert (buf != NULL);
assert (src != NULL);
+ p = buf->tail;
+
for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
*p++ = src[i];
if (p == buf->end) {
We should not first dereference p and afterwards assert that is was not NULL. Instead do the assert first. The problem was indicated by cppcheck. Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@gmx.de> --- lib/circbuf.c | 8 ++++++-- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)