Re: M_ZERO flag to malloc

Re: M_ZERO flag to malloc

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Re: M_ZERO flag to malloc

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02-18-2008, 08:32 AM

Miod Vallat

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Re: M_ZERO flag to malloc

> Will M_ZERO flag be imported from NetBSD?

No. It is considered better to explicitely bzero() memory after MALLOC
when necessary.

Miod

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