sizeof when applied to a pointer typed expression gives the size of the pointer. Found by coccinelle spatch "misc/noderef.cocci" Signed-off-by: Thomas Meyer <thomas@xxxxxxxx> --- diff -u -p a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mp.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mp.c --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mp.c +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mp.c @@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ u32 mp_query_psd(struct adapter *pAdapte sscanf(data, "pts =%d, start =%d, stop =%d", &psd_pts, &psd_start, &psd_stop); } - _rtw_memset(data, '\0', sizeof(data)); + _rtw_memset(data, '\0', sizeof(*data)); i = psd_start; while (i < psd_stop) { _______________________________________________ devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://driverdev.linuxdriverproject.org/mailman/listinfo/driverdev-devel