> > I wonder why we don't have type safe object allocators a-la new() in > > C++ or g_new() in glib? > > > > fooptr = k_new(struct foo, GFP_KERNEL); > > > > is nicer and more descriptive than > > > > fooptr = kmalloc(sizeof(*fooptr), GFP_KERNEL); > > > > and more safe than > > > > fooptr = kmalloc(sizeof(struct foo), GFP_KERNEL); > > How is it more safe? It seems 100% equivalent to me, > just a different syntax.
Note the (type *) cast: #define k_new(type, flags) ((type *) kmalloc(sizeof(type), flags)) Miklos - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
