linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Conversions from kmalloc+memset to k(z|c)alloc.

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Date:	Tue, 18 Jul 2006 22:48:05 -0400
From:	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
To:	Panagiotis Issaris <takis@...umba.uhasselt.be>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org, nico@....org,
	patrick@...epenguin.com, davem@...emloft.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Conversions from kmalloc+memset to k(z|c)alloc.

On Wed, Jul 19, 2006 at 03:15:40AM +0200, Panagiotis Issaris wrote:
> From: Panagiotis Issaris <takis@...aris.org>
> 
> Conversions from kmalloc+memset to k(z|c)alloc.  The original memsets
> did not clear out the entire allocated structure. To my unexperienced
> eye, that seemed a bit fishy (or at least a bit weird and inconsistent).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Panagiotis Issaris <takis@...aris.org>

Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@...driver.com>

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John W. Linville
linville@...driver.com
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