Re: [KJ] replacing kmalloc with kzalloc in io_apic.c

[Robert P. J. Day]

On Mon, 13 Aug 2007, Roland Dreier wrote:

>  > from my days submitting numerous patches of this type, i can recall
>  > that in cases like the above, it's a judgment call -- use kzalloc to
>  > get the zeroing, or use kcalloc to get the array-flavoured behaviour.
>  > what a shame you can't have both at the same time.
>
> kcalloc() zeros memory just like standard calloc() in userspace.
>
> As <linux/slab.h> says:
>
>  * kcalloc - allocate memory for an array. The memory is set to zero.

oops.  quite right, my bad.

rday
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