Re: Ideas for v2.1

Alan Cox (alan@cymru.net)
Tue, 11 Jun 1996 10:09:52 +0100 (BST)

Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ]
Next message: Ian Macdonald: "Dummy interface as module 2.0.0/1.99.14/(1.99.13??)"
Previous message: Alan Cox: "Re: Ideas for v2.1"
In reply to: Info acct.: "another question."

> o Freeing performs only the most basic sanity checks on the
> given address.
> The second point will probably kill the 'Lazy-Buddy' off for Linux...

It simply requires you keep a second linked list of block information to use
in "debug" mode. The current kmalloc is pretty useless at spotting scribbles
and mistakes in kfree/kmalloc too.

Alan

Next message: Ian Macdonald: "Dummy interface as module 2.0.0/1.99.14/(1.99.13??)"
Previous message: Alan Cox: "Re: Ideas for v2.1"
In reply to: Info acct.: "another question."