Re: [PATCH] EDAC: core EDAC support code

[Arjan van de Ven]

> Is it more desirable to dynamically allocate kobjects than to declare
> them statically? 

Yes

>  If so, I'd be curious to know why dynamic
> allocation is preferred over static allocation.

because the lifetime of the kobject is independent of the lifetime of
the memory of your static allocation.
Separate lifetimes -> separate memory is a very good design principle. 

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