Re: [lwip-devel] mem(p) allocator change request

[Kaos]

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> There are reasons you might want to have different allocators for
> different buffer types. For example, a PCB should never be sent over
> ethernet, while a packet header will be. By allowing different allocators
> for different types, we allow the user to do things like allocate packet
> headers from DMA pinned memory for example, while other types can use
> regular memory.

Good point. I'm currently not in need of this kind of functionality, but as
long as I don't _have_ to use it, great :)

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> The extra CPU overhead is just the extra indirection(s) when doing the
> function call, which are probably so small in the scheme of things that
> they are not worth considering.

I agree. I have alot of function pointers, spinning around it's own tail,
to solve device driver stuff and what-not.. so another set of fp's won't make
it much worse ;o)

// Andreas