[Python-Dev] Re: [Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Objects listobject.c, 2.176, 2.177

[Hye-Shik Chang]

On Sun, Jan 18, 2004 at 12:31:04PM -0800, tim_one at users.sourceforge.net wrote:
> Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Objects
> In directory sc8-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv17990
> 
> Modified Files:
> 	listobject.c 
> Log Message:
> Revert change accidentally checked in as part of a whitespace normalization
> patch.
> 
> 
> Index: listobject.c
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Objects/listobject.c,v
[snip]
> ***************
> *** 1882,1887 ****
>   	saved_ob_item = self->ob_item;
>   	self->ob_size = 0;
> ! /*	self->ob_item = empty_ob_item = PyMem_NEW(PyObject *, 0); */
> ! 	self->ob_item = empty_ob_item = PyMem_NEW(PyObject *, roundupsize(0));
>   
>   	if (keyfunc != NULL) {
> --- 1879,1883 ----
>   	saved_ob_item = self->ob_item;
>   	self->ob_size = 0;
> ! 	self->ob_item = empty_ob_item = PyMem_NEW(PyObject *, 0);
>   
>   	if (keyfunc != NULL) {

Is there a particular reason for allocating zero-sized memory for
this?  On my test, assigning NULL on self->ob_item instead is worked
either.


Hye-Shik