Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Permit zero-sized qemu_malloc() & friends

[Ian Molton <ian.molton@collabora.co.uk>]

Avi Kivity wrote:

> Only if you allocate using POSIX malloc().  If you allocate using a
> function that is defined to return a valid pointer for zero length
> allocations, you're happy.

Wouldnt it be better to, rather than use a qemu_malloc() that is utterly
counterintuitive in that it has no way to report failure, and behaves in
ways people dont expect, to use normal malloc() and never pass it 0 ?

Seriously, who does that anyway? why call malloc when you dont want the
space? so you can use realloc? 99.99% of the time realloc() is the Wrong
Solution(tm).

stick to what people know, and LART them for misuse of it if necessary.

(Just my 2p)

-Ian