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Re: Memory allocation questions

To: scuffer@hups.apana.org.au
Cc: "ELKS List" <linux-8086@vger.rutgers.edu>
From: "Joel N. Weber II" <devnull@gnu.ai.mit.edu>
Date: 	Sun, 13 Jul 1997 03:15:44 -0400
Newsgroups: linux.dev.8086

   Date: 	Sun, 13 Jul 1997 01:27:42 +1000 (EST)
   From: David Murn <scuffer@hups.apana.org.au>
   X-Sender: scuffer@grunge.hpy.hell

   I mean, I found the function.  It's called mm_malloc, but no-where in the
   source does this function get called.  Is it just me, or is this really
   not being used.  And if it's not being used, what the hell is?

Welcome to hacking, where you eventually become more clueful than anyone
else and have to sort things our for yourself.

It's entirely possible that it's not being called.  If grepping thoroughly
(including things other than .c sources) reveals it's not used, then
it's not used.

Another way to test is to #if 0 it out and rebuild the kernel.  If
it still works, then it's not used, and you've just made some more
room.

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