Re: [PATCH 02/25] perf tools: Introduce xyarray__zero function

Jiri Olsa
2015-06-10T20:02:10Z

On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 04:06:00PM -0300, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> Em Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 08:10:35PM +0200, Jiri Olsa escreveu:
> > To zero all the xyarray contents. It will be used
> > in following patches.
>
> I guess I would prefer xyarray__memset(), similar semantics as
> 'memset()', but I did a quick look and this is used in the kernel in
> things like bitmap_zero() and wrappers to it have that semantic...
>
> Interesting that we don't have anymore a bzero() like function, but
> then, looking at 'man bzero':
>
> ----------------------------
> CONFORMING TO
>
> 4.3BSD. This function is deprecated (marked as LEGACY in
> POSIX.1-2001): use memset(3) in new programs. POSIX.1-2008 removes the
> specification of bzero().
>
> -----------------------------
>
> Guess we should use 'xyarray__memset()', ok?

hum, how about xyarray__reset ?

jirka