Re: kfree(0) - ok?

On Aug 18 2007 01:40, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
>
>Do we really ? 
>
>If yes, who invented this 1980s reminiscence, where you got valid
>pointers for malloc(0) ?
>
>This is completely stupid. You do not go into a bar and order an empty
>glass, just because you might eventually become thirsty later.

Actually, this is how all-you-can-drink offers work. ;-)


	Jan
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