linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/7] mm: introduce simple_malloc()/simple

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Message-Id: <20081117033203.F20E.KOSAKI.MOTOHIRO@jp.fujitsu.com>
Date:	Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:42:33 +0900 (JST)
From:	KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>
To:	Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com>
Cc:	kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com,
	Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Paul Menage <menage@...gle.com>,
	kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com,
	Balbir Singh <balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>,
	Jes Sorensen <jes@....com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/7] mm: introduce simple_malloc()/simple_free()

Hi

> > this patch introduces simple_malloc() and simple_free().
> 
> Grossly misnamed. It should be kvmalloc/kvfree, at least.

I also like the name of kvmalloc because "simple_" prefix seems too ambiguity.

Otherthings, looks good to me.
this patch is just cleanup. it definitly don't have any side effect.

So, I think vmalloc disadvantage discussion isn't point so much.
There alaredy is.


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