linux-kernel - Re: SLUB: Return ZERO_SIZE

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Message-ID: <4665B469.3050208@cs.helsinki.fi>
Date:	Tue, 05 Jun 2007 22:07:21 +0300
From:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>
To:	Rene Herman <rene.herman@...il.com>
CC:	"John Anthony Kazos Jr." <jakj@...-k-j.com>,
	Christoph Lameter <clameter@....com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
Subject: Re: SLUB: Return ZERO_SIZE_PTR for kmalloc(0)

Rene Herman wrote:
> If I'd have a few small children around I'd show them the word 
> ZERO_SIZE_PTR and make pictures of them bursting out in tears.

I strongly recommend against it, linux/mm/*.c is for adults only.

			Pekka
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