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    SubjectRe: [PATCH] include/linux/slab.h: new KFREE() macro.
    On 1/8/07, Hua Zhong <hzhong@gmail.com> wrote:
    > > And as I explained, it can result in longer code too. So, why
    > > keep this value around. Why not re-initialize it to NULL.
    >
    > Because initialization increases code size.

    And it also effectively blocks the slab debugging code from doing its
    job detecting double-frees.
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