Re: 2.1.98 Netscape hangs and more

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Tue, 28 Apr 1998 01:19:45 +0100 (BST)

> > Shouldn't there be some kind of sanity check? If yes, I'll submit a
> > patch...
>
> Yes, there should, IMHO. I made a similar patch at one point, but it'll be
> fairly out of date now, and it's simple enough to make, so I'll let you do it
> again :)

It is normally far better to export a "no_read_super" function or similar
than to use NULL. A "no_*" function removes the if conditional from the
critical path for other modules using it, and is normally about as fast for
modules that are not - ok read_super isnt the most critical function on
the planet speedwise but its a general point to consider - see sock_no_*
in the 2.1.x socket code

Alan
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