Hi, On Sat, 25 Nov 2006, Anand Kumria wrote: > Any reason you didn't do: > > if (!commit->util) > commit->util = xcalloc(1, sizeof(int)); xmalloc() does not initialize the memory. Therefore, it is usually preferred if you initialize the memory yourself. In this case, the memory is initialized to 0, even if it is not allocated. It may be a minor performance issue, but it is a good habit to use xcalloc only if it is needed. Ciao, Dscho - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html