Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 23:38:12 +1100 (EST) From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> To: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/kern kern_intr.c Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0103022332480.11325-100000@besplex.bde.org> In-Reply-To: <200103020607.f2267d865845@freefall.freebsd.org>
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On Thu, 1 Mar 2001, John Baldwin wrote: > jhb 2001/03/01 22:07:39 PST > > Modified files: > sys/kern kern_intr.c > Log: > Ok, the kernel will panic in kmem_malloc() if the kernel map is full, so > malloc with M_WAITOK can't actually return NULL. I wish I could get two > people to give me the same answer about this when I ask... Erm, this (non-returning of malloc with M_WAITOK) is clearly documented in malloc.9. The panic is an implementation detail so it should not be documented. Maybe we should have a Great Renaming for malloc() like we did for mtx_enter() to get rid of the evil flags :-). Bruce To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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