Re: kmem_alloc(0, f)

[mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost (Michael van Elst)]

martin%duskware.de@localhost (Martin Husemann) writes:

>An empty array still is 99% of the times a driver bug and simply caught
>when first trying the driver. All other call sides can simply avoid the
>allocation and use a NULL pointer instead.

Aren't zero sized allocations a must for Linux kernel shim compatibility?
If I remember correctly the major user was the radeon DRM code.

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