Compare: foo = kmalloc(sizeof(*foo), GFP_KERNEL); This says you are allocating enough space for foo. It can be reviewed by looking at one line. If you change the type of foo it will still work. foo = kmalloc(sizeof(struct whatever), GFP_KERNEL); There isn't enough information to say if this is correct. If you change the type of foo then you have to update the allocation as well. It's not a super common type of bug, but I see it occasionally. regards, dan carpenter -- 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
