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Re: [PATCH] Replace xmalloc/memset(0) pairs with xcalloc

From
Andreas Ericsson <ae@op5.se>
Date
Oct 7, 2008, 05:12 UTC
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<48EAEFAE.3010504@op5.se>
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Brandon Casey wrote:
> Many call sites immediately initialize allocated memory with zero after
> calling xmalloc. A single call to xcalloc can replace this two-call
> sequence.
>

Nicely done. Apart from reducing LoC count, this is also a slight optimization as we'll no longer bzero() memory handed to us directly by the kernel (which is already nul'ed out).

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  1. Replace xmalloc/memset(0) pairs with xcallocBrandon Casey, Oct 6, 2008
  2. Andreas EricssonOct 7, 2008

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