From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2016 10:45:20 +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 "kmalloc_array". This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software. * Replace the specification of a data structure by a pointer dereference to make the corresponding size determination a bit safer according to the Linux coding style convention. Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- arch/x86/events/core.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/arch/x86/events/core.c b/arch/x86/events/core.c index 18a1acf..f7f3578 100644 --- a/arch/x86/events/core.c +++ b/arch/x86/events/core.c @@ -1618,7 +1618,7 @@ __init struct attribute **merge_attr(struct attribute **a, struct attribute **b) j++; j++; - new = kmalloc(sizeof(struct attribute *) * j, GFP_KERNEL); + new = kmalloc_array(j, sizeof(*new), GFP_KERNEL); if (!new) return NULL; -- 2.9.3 -- 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
