Re: [PATCH] Input: imx_keypad - use the preferred form for passing a size of a struct

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On Tue, Dec 30, 2014 at 11:47:16AM -0200, Fabio Estevam wrote:
> From: Fabio Estevam <fabio.estevam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> According to Documentation/CodingStyle - Chapter 14:
> 
> "The preferred form for passing a size of a struct is the following:
> 
>         p = kmalloc(sizeof(*p), ...);
> 
> The alternative form where struct name is spelled out hurts readability and
> introduces an opportunity for a bug when the pointer variable type is changed
> but the corresponding sizeof that is passed to a memory allocator is not."
> 
> So do it as recommeded.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Fabio Estevam <fabio.estevam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Applied, thank you.

> ---
>  drivers/input/keyboard/imx_keypad.c | 3 +--
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/imx_keypad.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/imx_keypad.c
> index e53f232..2e855e6 100644
> --- a/drivers/input/keyboard/imx_keypad.c
> +++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/imx_keypad.c
> @@ -448,8 +448,7 @@ static int imx_keypad_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>  		return -ENOMEM;
>  	}
>  
> -	keypad = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(struct imx_keypad),
> -			      GFP_KERNEL);
> +	keypad = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*keypad), GFP_KERNEL);
>  	if (!keypad) {
>  		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "not enough memory for driver data\n");
>  		return -ENOMEM;
> -- 
> 1.9.1
> 

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Dmitry
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