>> @@ -200,9 +200,8 @@ free_param: >> int iscsi_create_default_params(struct iscsi_param_list **param_list_ptr) >> { >> struct iscsi_param *param; >> - struct iscsi_param_list *pl; >> + struct iscsi_param_list *pl = kzalloc(sizeof(*pl), GFP_KERNEL); >> >> - pl = kzalloc(sizeof(struct iscsi_param_list), GFP_KERNEL); > > I don't see the benefit of this change, and the pattern assignment -> > failure test becomes more obscure. Are there any more software developers who prefer to specify such a variable initialisation on a single line? Does the proposed small source code reduction matter for you? Regards, Markus -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kernel-janitors" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html