Re: [PATCH] avoid asking ?alloc() for zero bytes.

From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Dec 26, 2005, 22:18 UTC
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.63.0512262316150.32161@wbgn013.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de>
In-Reply-To: <7vslsfikii.fsf_-_@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>

Hi,

On Mon, 26 Dec 2005, Junio C Hamano wrote:

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> Avoid asking for zero bytes when that change simplifies overall
> logic.  Later we would change the wrapper to ask for 1 byte on
> platforms that return NULL for zero byte request.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
> 
> ---
> 
>  * Here is what I have now that roughly corresponds to your
>    patch, which has been somewhat tested.

Thanks.

>    The final phase of making sure we return something from
>    x*alloc() is not done yet.

Tomorrow I'll compare the two patches and find out what, if anything, is needed.

Ciao, Dscho