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2011-04-29flex_array: flex_array_prealloc takes a number of elements, not an endEric Paris1-2/+2
Change flex_array_prealloc to take the number of elements for which space should be allocated instead of the last (inclusive) element. Users and documentation are updated accordingly. flex_arrays got introduced before they had users. When folks started using it, they ended up needing a different API than was coded up originally. This swaps over to the API that folks apparently need. Based-on-patch-by: Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@secunet.com> Signed-off-by: Eric Paris <eparis@redhat.com> Tested-by: Chris Richards <gizmo@giz-works.com> Acked-by: Dave Hansen <dave@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: stable@kernel.org [2.6.38+]
2009-10-15Update flex_arrays.txtJonathan Corbet1-11/+32
The 2.6.32 merge window brought a number of changes to the flexible array API; this patch updates the documentation to match the new state of affairs. Acked-by: David Rientjes <rientjes@google.com> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2009-09-11Document the flex_array library.Jonathan Corbet1-0/+99
A brief document on how to use flexible arrays, derived from an article first published on LWN. Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>