From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 20:00:44 GMT
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] http: use xmalloc with cURL
Message-ID: <nycvar.QRO.7.76.6.1908132200110.656@tvgsbejvaqbjf.bet>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqd0ha9ml4.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com>

Hi,

On Mon, 12 Aug 2019, Junio C Hamano wrote:

> Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:
>
> > I think it might be worth just eliminating the whole idea.
>
> I kinda like the simplification ;-) An even thinner wrapper that
> calls malloc() and dies if it gets NULL, without any "try-to-free"
> logic.

This is one of those instances where I wish we would have some reliable
data rather than having to guess whether it is a good idea or not.

Ciao,
DScho