>: m = m_get(M_WAIT, ...) >: looking at the code, it seems that m_get() _can_ return a NULL pointer >: even if one specifies M_WAIT. > >Looking at the man page for malloc: > M_WAITOK > indicates that it is Ok to wait for resources. It is unconve- > niently defined as 0 so care should be taken never to compare > against this value directly or try to AND it as a flag. The de- > fault operation is to block until the memory allocation succeeds. > malloc() can only return NULL if M_NOWAIT is specified. > >Sounds like a bug to me.
Er, m_get != malloc M_WAIT != M_WAITOK Bruce To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
