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Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2001 15:07:38 +0100
From: Morten Helgesen <admin@nextframe.net>
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Subject: Re:  [PATCH] remove last references to linux/malloc.h
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Hey David.

I see your point - but someone has obiously decided to switch from malloc.h to slab.h, and I do not
see the point in having three references to malloc.h when malloc.h only prints a warning and then includes
slab.h

== Morten


On Thu, Nov 22, 2001 at 01:54:29PM +0000, David Woodhouse wrote:
> 
> 
> admin@nextframe.net said:
> >  Ok people - stop submitting patches which include malloc.h. Include
> > slab.h instead. :)
> 
> Bah. I was sort of hoping we'd come to our collective senses and switch 
> them all back.
> 
> What does malloc.h do? Stuff to do with memory allocation, one presumes.
> What does slab.h do? Some random implementation detail that people have no 
> business knowing about.
> 
> --
> dwmw2
> 
> 

-- 
mvh
Morten Helgesen 
UNIX System Administrator & C Developer 
Nextframe AS
admin@nextframe.net / 93445641
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