[PATCH 07/17] malloc: Add specialized dynarray for C strings

[Florian Weimer]

Adhemerval Zanella <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org> writes:

>>> +++ b/malloc/char_array.c
>> 
>> Should this be malloc/char_array-skeleton.c, to indicate that this file
>> is parameterized and intended for inclusion into another .c file?
>
> I am not sure, the idea of char_array is to be self-contained, there is
> no need to define anything in the file to include it.  Also, if we see
> other usage of dynamic C string inside glibc it would be a good idea to
> add internal symbols for common symbols.

But it's still necessary to #include the file because it is what the C++
people call a header-only library.  And there is a hook for customizing
the size of the stack allocation.  This is why I asked.  I don't have a
strong opinion on file naming, though.

Florian