netdev - Re: [PATCH] netfilter: use krealloc() in nf_conntrack

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Date:	Thu, 22 May 2008 21:09:26 +0200
From:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
To:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>
CC:	netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mpm@...enic.com, clameter@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] netfilter: use krealloc() in nf_conntrack_extend.c V2

Pekka Enberg wrote:
> Patrick McHardy wrote:
>> Unfortunately this means we'll always have to reallocate, even
>> if there's still some room left from the previous allocation.
>> Any chance to avoid that?
>
> No, no, krealloc() avoids reallocation if there's enough room in the 
> buffer to fit newlen.

Great, thanks for the explanation. Is this patch targeted
at 2.6.26 or 2.6.27?

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