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SubjectRe: [PATCH] Use __attribute__((malloc)) for gcc 3.2
On Sun, Sep 29, 2002 at 05:27:31PM +0200, Andi Kleen wrote:
> -extern pgd_t *pgd_alloc(struct mm_struct *);
> +extern pgd_t *pgd_alloc(struct mm_struct *) malloc_function;

Anz chance you could make that __malloc? That how the other
atrributes in the kernel (e.g. __init/__exit) work.

> +/* Function allocates new memory and return cannot alias with anything */
> +#define malloc_function __attribute__((malloc))
> +/* Never inline */
> +#define noinline __attribute__((noinline))
> +#else
> +#define malloc_function
> +#define noinline
> +#endif

Dito for __noinline? And IMHO compiler.h is the better place for this.

BTW, do you have any stats on the better optimization?
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