Re: [Libvir] [patch 1/5] iptables: fix invalid free
David Edmondson <dme(a)sun.com> wrote:
On Wed, Mar 21, 2007 at 04:38:00PM +0100, Jim Meyering wrote:
> I interpret "wrappers", above, to mean more than just a calloc-like
wrapper.
>
> A malloc (not calloc, of course) wrapper that always initializes can
> mask what would have otherwise been a used-uninitialised error, and what
> would still be a logical U.I. error.
That seems silly. If the wrapper is defined as zero-initalising then
it cannot be an error to assume that it zero-initalises.
What seems silly? A malloc() wrapper that initializes the
memory it allocates? That's the case in which errors can be masked.
A function intended to be used as a malloc or realloc replacement should
not initialize its memory -- at least not by default. A calloc-wrapper
_must_ do that. Not the others.