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Message-ID: <20061122034928.GF533@redhat.com>
Date:	Tue, 21 Nov 2006 22:49:28 -0500
From:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>
Cc:	Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@...il.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
Subject: Re: Simple script that locks up my box with recent kernels

On Tue, Nov 21, 2006 at 07:44:45PM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:

 > > memset(buf, 0, SIZE);
 > 
 > I'm just checking that you're paying attention.
 > 
 > There's a reason sparse warns about the third parameter of a memset() 
 > being zero ;)

Heh, it's amazing how commonplace that mistake is.
Come back bzero, all is forgiven..

		Dave

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