[libvirt] Question about VIR_ALLOC vs vshMalloc

Solly Ross sross at redhat.com
Thu Mar 20 18:02:42 UTC 2014


I was wondering what the reason was for seemingly near-duplicate code.  VIR_ALLOC and vshMalloc (and similar methods for calloc, etc), seem to be roughly identical in function, with the only difference being that VIR_ALLOC and friends are used in libvirt proper, whereas vshMalloc and friends are used in the virsh code.  Is there a reason why virsh does not simply use VIR_ALLOC and friends?

Best Regards,
Solly Ross




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