linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] flex_array: flex_array_prealloc takes a number of elements, not an end

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Message-ID: <1303849941.9308.17353.camel@nimitz>
Date:	Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:32:21 -0700
From:	Dave Hansen <dave@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>
Cc:	steffen.klassert@...unet.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, selinux@...ho.nsa.gov,
	sds@...ho.nsa.gov
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] flex_array: flex_array_prealloc takes a number of
 elements, not an end

On Mon, 2011-04-25 at 21:45 -0400, Eric Paris wrote:
> Change flex_array_prealloc to take the number of elements for which space
> should be allocated instead of the last (inclusive) element. Users
> and documentation are updated accordingly.
> 
> Based-on-patch-by: Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@...unet.com>
> Signed-off-by: Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>

Perhaps add this to the description?

flex_arrays got introduced before they had users.  When folks started
using it, they ended up needing a different API than we coded up
originally.  This swaps over to the API that folks apparently need.

Acked-by: Dave Hansen <dave@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>

-- Dave

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