linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 1/2] ext4: use variables not types in sizeofs() for allocations

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Date:	Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:40:29 -0400
From:	Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>
To:	Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...hat.com>
Cc:	ext4 development <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] ext4: use variables not types in sizeofs() for
	allocations

On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 03:16:36PM -0500, Eric Sandeen wrote:
> Precursor to changing some types; to keep things in sync, it 
> seems better to allocate/memset based on the size of the 
> variables we are using rather than on some disconnected 
> basic type like "unsigned short"
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...hat.com>

Thanks, applied.

					- Ted
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