From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2017 18:18:41 +0100 A multiplication for the size determination of a memory allocation indicated that an array data structure should be processed. Thus use the corresponding function "kmalloc_array". This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software. Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/hid/hid-core.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c index 538ff697a4cf..9b0a97bbde96 100644 --- a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c +++ b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c @@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@ static void hid_input_field(struct hid_device *hid, struct hid_field *field, __s32 max = field->logical_maximum; __s32 *value; - value = kmalloc(sizeof(__s32) * count, GFP_ATOMIC); + value = kmalloc_array(count, sizeof(__s32), GFP_ATOMIC); if (!value) return; -- 2.11.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-input" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html