Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/3] block: Use g_new() & friends more

[Markus Armbruster]

Markus Armbruster <address@hidden> writes:

> This series is on top of Kevin's "block: Handle failure for
> potentially large allocations".
>
> PATCH 1+2 convert some allocations.  While preparing them, I stumbled
> over some useless casts, which led to PATCH 3.

Fell through the cracks despite Max's R-by, and now it doesn't apply
anymore.  Pity, because it improves type safety and reduces
vulnerability to integer overflows.

Is this change wanted?  Unless I get a "yes" from a maintainer, I'll
drop it.

> I posted a tree-wide version of PATCH 1 some time ago, and was told to
> split it up.  This is the block part, redone from scratch.  Can't say
> when (or even whether) I can do more parts.

Probably not.  Even I learn from experience eventually.