Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 7 Feb 2018 11:54:22 -0600 (CST) | From | Christopher Lameter <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 0/2] rcu: Transform kfree_rcu() into kvfree_rcu() |
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On Wed, 7 Feb 2018, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> But a generic "malloc" or "free" that does things differently depending > on the size is a different story.
They would not be used for cases with special requirements but for the throwaway allows where noone cares about these details. Its just a convenience for the developers that do not need to be bothered with too much detail because they are not dealing with codepaths that have special requirements.
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