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Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 16:36:00 -0000
From: Kevin Buettner <kevinb@redhat.com>
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In-Reply-To: Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@mvista.com>
        "Re: xmmalloc?" (Sep 20,  7:16pm)
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To: Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@mvista.com>,
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Subject: Re: xmmalloc?
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On Sep 20,  7:16pm, Daniel Jacobowitz wrote:

> I get the distinct impression that uses of mmalloc have started to
> rot...
> 
> If this is not the case, could someone please summarize the advantages? 

Yes, I'd like to see this too.

> Otherwise, should we just remove it entirely?

If no one makes a convincing case for it, I think it should be removed.
It'd make the code in utils.c simpler...

Kevin