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Date:      Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:06:21 +0100
From:      Andre Oppermann <andre@freebsd.org>
To:        Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        svn-src-head@FreeBSD.org, svn-src-all@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r230264 - head/sys/sys
Message-ID:  <4F15805D.3040206@freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <20120117121601.GF12760@FreeBSD.org>
References:  <201201171213.q0HCDbfj089892@svn.freebsd.org> <20120117121601.GF12760@FreeBSD.org>

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On 17.01.2012 13:16, Gleb Smirnoff wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 12:13:37PM +0000, Gleb Smirnoff wrote:
> T>  Author: glebius
> T>  Date: Tue Jan 17 12:13:36 2012
> T>  New Revision: 230264
> T>  URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/230264
> T>
> T>  Log:
> T>    Provide a function m_get2() that allocates a minimal mbuf that
> T>    would fit specified size. Returned mbuf may be a single mbuf,
> T>    an mbuf with a cluster from packet zone, or an mbuf with jumbo
> T>    cluster of sufficient size.
>
> I am open to discussion on bikeshed color^W^W a better name for
> this function.

We already have m_getm2() which does the same for mbuf chains.

> I utilized it in pfsync, however there are several other places where
> it can be used instead of handrolled "if else if else" constructs.

Handrolled mbuf allocation isn't good.  Should be all in one place.

-- 
Andre



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