Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 11 Sep 2003 18:09:44 +0100 | From | Jamie Lokier <> | Subject | Re: [RFC][PATCH] kmalloc + memset(foo, 0, bar) = kmalloc0 |
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viro@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk wrote: > Bad choice of name - too easy to confuse with kmalloc().
kmalloc_and_zero() would be much clearer.
It opens the way for a pool of pre-zeroed pages, too. We know that improves preformance on some architectures.
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