docs: multi-uv: don't use CURLMsg after cleanup

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/docs/examples/multi-uv.c b/docs/examples/multi-uv.c
index f74ae2880..aece4011a 100644
--- a/docs/examples/multi-uv.c
+++ b/docs/examples/multi-uv.c
@@ -104,18 +104,25 @@ static void check_multi_info(void)
   char *done_url;
   CURLMsg *message;
   int pending;
+  CURL *easy_handle;
   FILE *file;
 
   while((message = curl_multi_info_read(curl_handle, &pending))) {
     switch(message->msg) {
     case CURLMSG_DONE:
-      curl_easy_getinfo(message->easy_handle, CURLINFO_EFFECTIVE_URL,
-                        &done_url);
-      curl_easy_getinfo(message->easy_handle, CURLINFO_PRIVATE, &file);
+      /* Do not use message data after calling curl_multi_remove_handle() and
+         curl_easy_cleanup(). As per curl_multi_info_read() docs:
+         "WARNING: The data the returned pointer points to will not survive
+         calling curl_multi_cleanup, curl_multi_remove_handle or
+         curl_easy_cleanup." */
+      easy_handle = message->easy_handle;
+
+      curl_easy_getinfo(easy_handle, CURLINFO_EFFECTIVE_URL, &done_url);
+      curl_easy_getinfo(easy_handle, CURLINFO_PRIVATE, &file);
       printf("%s DONE\n", done_url);
 
-      curl_multi_remove_handle(curl_handle, message->easy_handle);
-      curl_easy_cleanup(message->easy_handle);
+      curl_multi_remove_handle(curl_handle, easy_handle);
+      curl_easy_cleanup(easy_handle);
       if(file) {
         fclose(file);
       }