* segment is added back into its original mempool.
*
* @param m
- * The packet mbuf to be freed.
+ * The packet mbuf to be freed. If NULL, the function does nothing.
*/
static inline void rte_pktmbuf_free(struct rte_mbuf *m)
{
struct rte_mbuf *m_next;
- __rte_mbuf_sanity_check(m, 1);
+ if (m != NULL)
+ __rte_mbuf_sanity_check(m, 1);
while (m != NULL) {
m_next = m->next;