Re: [RFC][PATCH] kmalloc + memset(foo, 0, bar) = kmalloc0

[Jamie Lokier]

viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Bad choice of name - too easy to confuse with kmalloc().

kmalloc_and_zero() would be much clearer.

It opens the way for a pool of pre-zeroed pages, too.  We know that
improves preformance on some architectures.

-- Jamie
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