2 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/pjlib/include/pj/pool.h b/pjlib/include/pj/pool.h
index 9adaeca9..59cd86c8 100644
--- a/pjlib/include/pj/pool.h
+++ b/pjlib/include/pj/pool.h
@@ -390,6 +390,15 @@ PJ_IDECL(pj_pool_t*) pj_pool_create(pj_pool_factory *factory,
  */
 PJ_IDECL(void) pj_pool_release( pj_pool_t *pool );
 
+
+/**
+ * Release the pool back to pool factory and set the pool pointer to zero.
+ *
+ * @param ppool	    Pointer to memory pool.
+ */
+PJ_IDECL(void) pj_pool_safe_release( pj_pool_t **ppool );
+
+
 /**
  * Get pool object name.
  *
diff --git a/pjlib/include/pj/pool_i.h b/pjlib/include/pj/pool_i.h
index 2f5d407c..b57530c8 100644
--- a/pjlib/include/pj/pool_i.h
+++ b/pjlib/include/pj/pool_i.h
@@ -92,3 +92,10 @@ PJ_IDEF(void) pj_pool_release( pj_pool_t *pool )
 	(*pool->factory->release_pool)(pool->factory, pool);
 }
 
+
+PJ_IDEF(void) pj_pool_safe_release( pj_pool_t **ppool )
+{
+    pj_pool_t *pool = *ppool;
+    *ppool = NULL;
+    pj_pool_release(pool);
+}