[patch-2.3.40-pre6] kzalloc() (ala kmem_zalloc() of SVR4)

[Jens Axboe]

On Fri, Jan 21 2000, Jes Sorensen wrote:
> Tigran> Hi Linus, a common code sequence of calling kmalloc() and then
> Tigran> memset(p,0,size) can be optimized into a single exported
> 
> The only thing it does is to introduce a new non standard name which
> makes current code less readable.

I tend to agree. When (if) the concept of zeroing pages during idle
time ever gets into the kernel, then it might be worth it having
a way to get kmalloc() to return zeroed memory. For now it simply
reduces readability for zero gain.

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*  Jens Axboe <axboe en suse.de>
*  Linux CD-ROM Maintainer
*  http://www.kernel.dk

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