remove_x99(\@dead_list, \@get_list); #### sub remove_x99 { my $dead_list_ref = shift; my $get_list_ref = shift; my %lookup = map {$_ => 1} @$get_lisr_ref; # ... #### sub remove_x99 { my $dead_ref = shift; my @dead-list = @$dead-ref; #... #### my @dead_list = @$dead_ref;