[Gluster-devel] mem-pool: New macro GF_CALLOC2/GF_MALLOC2 supports assign release function

Kinglong Mee mijinlong at open-fs.com
Wed Aug 30 10:50:34 UTC 2017


On 8/30/2017 18:38, Niels de Vos wrote:
> Hi Kinglong,
> 
> You have two patches under review for which I would like to know your
> plans:
> 
>  - mem-pool: New macro GF_CALLOC2/GF_MALLOC2 supports assign release function
>  https://review.gluster.org/18092
> 
>  - mem-pool: always record mem_header for memory allocated by GF_XALLOC
>  https://review.gluster.org/18056
> 
> 
> As discussed in the review comments, it would be better to move this
> functionality to api/src/... files. The allocations done by gfapi can
> then add their own (minimal) memory header, that have a pointer to a
> destructor/release function. Not having this in the 'struct mem_header'
> has its benefits.
> 
> Do you plan to continue updating this change, or shall I send a new
> version of the patch(es) so that you can review them?

Yes, I will update this change as adding a separate memory header for gfapi.
I will push the new version this day or tomorrow.

Maybe we should abandon those two patches, and start a new review for the new patch?

thanks,
Kinglong Mee


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