On Fri, 2005-08-05 at 11:37 +0200, Roman Zippel wrote: > Hi, > > On Thu, 4 Aug 2005, Andrew Morton wrote: > > > > +static inline void *kzalloc(size_t size, unsigned int __nocast flags) > > > +{ > > > + return kcalloc(1, size, flags); > > > +} > > > + > > > > That'll generate just as much code as simply using kcalloc(1, ...). This > > function should be out-of-line and EXPORT_SYMBOL()ed. And kcalloc() can > > call it too.. > > BTW we already have 420 "kcalloc(1, ...)" user and 41 without the 1 > argument, most of them are in sound, which introduced it in first place. > Can we please deprecate that function before it spreads any further?
kcalloc does have value, in that it's a nice api to avoid multiplication overflows. Just for "1" it's indeed not the most useful API. - 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/