From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2017 21:07:34 +0200 A multiplication for the size determination of a memory allocation indicated that an array data structure should be processed. Thus use the corresponding function "kcalloc". This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software. Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/ata/libahci_platform.c | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/ata/libahci_platform.c b/drivers/ata/libahci_platform.c index aaa761b9081c..c68ea903b5bf 100644 --- a/drivers/ata/libahci_platform.c +++ b/drivers/ata/libahci_platform.c @@ -408,8 +408,9 @@ struct ahci_host_priv *ahci_platform_get_resources(struct platform_device *pdev) rc = -ENOMEM; goto err_out; } - sz = hpriv->nports * sizeof(*hpriv->target_pwrs); - hpriv->target_pwrs = kzalloc(sz, GFP_KERNEL); + hpriv->target_pwrs = kcalloc(hpriv->nports, + sizeof(*hpriv->target_pwrs), + GFP_KERNEL); if (!hpriv->target_pwrs) { rc = -ENOMEM; goto err_out; -- 2.12.2 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ide" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html