> In short, we're using a kmem_cache_zalloc() function in XFS which just
> does kmem_cache_alloc + memset.
>
> We'd like to incorporate this into the kernel proper, and several others
> chimed in that it would be useful, so here's the patch. If it's a no-go
> with you, we can roll this functionality back under fs/xfs to reduce our
> changes in the mainline kernel.
Why not use the constructor function interface to kmem_cache_create that is
_already_ in the kernel API?
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