This part documents and provides script to replace the unused type argument in rte_malloc. The type was intended to be a string but never implemented, and if it hasn't been implemented in 10 years it won't be. Too invasive to completely remove it.
Stephen Hemminger (4): rte_malloc: document that type is unused devtools/cocci: add script to find unnecessary malloc type devtools/cocci: add script to find where rte_calloc should be used eal/malloc: remove type argument from internal malloc routines devtools/cocci/malloc-type.cocci | 27 +++++++++++++++++++ devtools/cocci/prefer-calloc.cocci | 19 ++++++++++++++ lib/eal/common/eal_common_memzone.c | 6 ++--- lib/eal/common/malloc_heap.c | 39 ++++++++++++---------------- lib/eal/common/malloc_heap.h | 7 +++-- lib/eal/common/rte_malloc.c | 16 +++++------- lib/eal/include/eal_trace_internal.h | 4 +-- lib/eal/include/rte_malloc.h | 21 +++++---------- 8 files changed, 82 insertions(+), 57 deletions(-) create mode 100644 devtools/cocci/malloc-type.cocci create mode 100644 devtools/cocci/prefer-calloc.cocci -- 2.43.0
