Re: 2.4.2-pre3 compile error in 6pack.c

[Alan Cox]

> Do you really prefer if drivers contain a 
> 
> static inline void* safe_kmalloc(size, flags)
> {
>       if(size > LIMIT)
>               return NULL;
>       return kmalloc(size, flags);
> }

It isnt that simple. Look at af_unix.c for example. It needs to know the
maximum safe request size to set values up and is prepared to accept
smaller values if that fails

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