Hi Hugh, > It's interesting that compat_core_sys_select() shows this kmalloc(0) > failure but core_sys_select() does not. That's because core_sys_select() > avoids kmalloc by using a buffer on the stack for small allocations (and > 0 sure is small). Shouldn't compat_core_sys_select() do just the same? > Or is SLUB going to be so efficient that doing so is a waste of time?
Nice catch, the original optimisation from Andi is: http://git.kernel.org/git-new/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=70674f95c0a2ea694d5c39f4e514f538a09be36f And I think it makes sense for the compat code to do it too. Anton - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
