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The type was intended to be a string\nbut never implemented, and if it hasn't been implemented in 10 years\nit won't be. Too invasive to completely remove it.\n\nStephen Hemminger (4):\n rte_malloc: document that type is unused\n devtools/cocci: add script to find unnecessary malloc type\n devtools/cocci: add script to find where rte_calloc should be used\n eal/malloc: remove type argument from internal malloc routines\n\n devtools/cocci/malloc-type.cocci | 27 +++++++++++++++++++\n devtools/cocci/prefer-calloc.cocci | 19 ++++++++++++++\n lib/eal/common/eal_common_memzone.c | 6 ++---\n lib/eal/common/malloc_heap.c | 39 ++++++++++++----------------\n lib/eal/common/malloc_heap.h | 7 +++--\n lib/eal/common/rte_malloc.c | 16 +++++-------\n lib/eal/include/eal_trace_internal.h | 4 +--\n lib/eal/include/rte_malloc.h | 21 +++++----------\n 8 files changed, 82 insertions(+), 57 deletions(-)\n create mode 100644 devtools/cocci/malloc-type.cocci\n create mode 100644 devtools/cocci/prefer-calloc.cocci" }