>> Would you like to suggest any more constraints for this kind of >> software refactoring? > > Yes, don't do it. I am bit surprised by this feedback. > If you're writing new code by all means, do whatever you feel, Could you accept related software updates then? > but don't go changing code just because checkpatch. Why is this not a valid reason for you? How useful can properties that are provided by a function like kmalloc_array() be also for software modules which you care about? Do you find any other software improvements more worthwhile? 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