It is preferred to use sizeof(*pointer) instead of sizeof(type). The type of the variable can change and one needs not change the former (unlike the latter). No functional change intended. Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- v2: no changes drivers/acpi/acpi_platform.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpi_platform.c b/drivers/acpi/acpi_platform.c index 042f80588c18..0d812fe248d4 100644 --- a/drivers/acpi/acpi_platform.c +++ b/drivers/acpi/acpi_platform.c @@ -117,8 +117,7 @@ struct platform_device *acpi_create_platform_device(struct acpi_device *adev, if (count < 0) return NULL; if (count > 0) { - resources = kcalloc(count, sizeof(struct resource), - GFP_KERNEL); + resources = kcalloc(count, sizeof(*resources), GFP_KERNEL); if (!resources) { acpi_dev_free_resource_list(&resource_list); return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM); -- 2.35.1