Am 29.08.2016 11:47, schrieb Paolo Bonzini: > > > On 25/08/2016 10:22, SF Markus Elfring wrote: >> --- a/arch/sparc/kernel/led.c >> +++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/led.c >> @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static ssize_t led_proc_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buffer, >> if (count > LED_MAX_LENGTH) >> count = LED_MAX_LENGTH; >> >> - buf = kmalloc(sizeof(char) * (count + 1), GFP_KERNEL); >> + buf = kmalloc_array(count + 1, sizeof(*buf), GFP_KERNEL); >> if (!buf) >> return -ENOMEM; >> > > Here it's probably best to just remove sizeof(char) completely, as it's > 1 by definition. > > Paolo I would not do so, if you ever change buf to something else it would break, having a sizeof(*buf) here is harmless and a known pattern. re, wh -- 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
