Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Fri, 23 Nov 2001 19:57:31 -0800 | From | "Randy.Dunlap" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] remove last references to linux/malloc.h |
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Morten Helgesen wrote: > > Hey David. > > I see your point - but someone has obiously decided to switch from malloc.h to slab.h, and I do not > see the point in having three references to malloc.h when malloc.h only prints a warning and then includes > slab.h > > == Morten > > On Thu, Nov 22, 2001 at 01:54:29PM +0000, David Woodhouse wrote: > > > > > > admin@nextframe.net said: > > > Ok people - stop submitting patches which include malloc.h. Include > > > slab.h instead. :) > > > > Bah. I was sort of hoping we'd come to our collective senses and switch > > them all back. > > > > What does malloc.h do? Stuff to do with memory allocation, one presumes. > > What does slab.h do? Some random implementation detail that people have no > > business knowing about.
Too bad someone decided to change. I agree with David.
malloc.h is just too plain obvious, I suppose. slab.h is only an implementation detail.
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