Re: [PATCH] EDAC: core EDAC support code
From: Arjan van de Ven
Date: Mon Mar 06 2006 - 16:05:14 EST
> Is it more desirable to dynamically allocate kobjects than to declare
> them statically?
Yes
> If so, I'd be curious to know why dynamic
> allocation is preferred over static allocation.
because the lifetime of the kobject is independent of the lifetime of
the memory of your static allocation.
Separate lifetimes -> separate memory is a very good design principle.
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