Re: [PATCH] slab: introduce kmem_cache_zalloc allocator

From: Andrew Morton
Date: Tue Mar 21 2006 - 06:25:51 EST


Pekka J Enberg <penberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> This patch introduces a memory-zeroing variant of kmem_cache_alloc.
>

Problem is, after I've weathered 10000000000 convert-to-kmem_cache_zalloc
patches, those pestiferous NUMA people are going to come along wanting
kmem_cache_kzalloc_node().

Probably this should be designed for up-front?
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