netdev - Re: [PATCH 00/22] Add and use pci_zalloc

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Date:	Mon, 23 Jun 2014 10:25:12 -0700
From:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...not-panic.com>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/22] Add and use pci_zalloc_consistent

On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 06:41:28AM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> Adding the helper reduces object code size as well as overall
> source size line count.
> 
> It's also consistent with all the various zalloc mechanisms
> in the kernel.
> 
> Done with a simple cocci script and some typing.

Awesome, any chance you can paste in the SmPL? Also any chance
we can get this added to a make coccicheck so that maintainers
moving forward can use that to ensure that no new code is
added that uses the old school API?

  Luis
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