Re: [PATCH] slab: introduce kmem_cache_zalloc allocator

[Bodo Eggert]

Balbir Singh <balbir@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>> No, no, no! I am introducing kmem_cache_zalloc() because there are
>> existing users in the tree. I plan to kill the slab wrappers from XFS
>> completely which is why I need this. We already have object constructors
>> for what you're describing.
> 
> Ok, please keep the interface - build kmem_cache_zalloc() on top of
> what I suggest.

The benefit of using *zalloc is the ability to skip the memset by using
pre-zeroed memory or to use more efficient ways of zeroing a page.
Having to check the value of a parameter wouldn't help.
-- 
Ich danke GMX dafür, die Verwendung meiner Adressen mittels per SPF
verbreiteten Lügen zu sabotieren.
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