>>>>>> qemu_malloc() is type-unsafe as it returns a void pointer. Introduce >>>>>> QEMU_NEW() (and QEMU_NEWZ()), which return the correct type. >>>>> >>>>> Just use g_new() and g_new0() >>>>> >>>> >>>> These bypass qemu_malloc(). Are we okay with that? >>> >>> Yes. We can just make qemu_malloc use g_malloc. >> >> It would be also possible to make g_malloc() use qemu_malloc(). That >> way we could keep the tracepoints which would lose their value with >> g_malloc() otherwise. > > Or just add tracepoints to g_malloc()... > > But yeah, the point is, we ought to unify to a standard library function > instead of inventing our own version of everything. What about zero-size allocations for which g_malloc would return NULL? -- Thanks. -- Max -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html