zfs/include/os/linux/spl
Richard Yao 0f03a41161
Use __attribute__((malloc)) on memory allocation functions
This informs the C compiler that pointers returned from these functions
do not alias other functions, which allows it to do better code
optimization and should make the compiled code smaller.

References:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/53654773
https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Function-Attributes.html#index-malloc-function-attribute
https://clang.llvm.org/docs/AttributeReference.html#malloc

Reviewed-by: Brian Behlendorf <behlendorf1@llnl.gov>
Signed-off-by: Richard Yao <richard.yao@alumni.stonybrook.edu>
Closes #14827
2023-05-26 15:47:52 -07:00
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rpc Silence clang static analyzer warnings about stored stack addresses 2023-03-14 15:25:01 -07:00
sys Use __attribute__((malloc)) on memory allocation functions 2023-05-26 15:47:52 -07:00