From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2017 18:24:42 +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 "kcalloc". 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> --- drivers/tty/ehv_bytechan.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/tty/ehv_bytechan.c b/drivers/tty/ehv_bytechan.c index 7ac9bcdf1e61..e17b7c765466 100644 --- a/drivers/tty/ehv_bytechan.c +++ b/drivers/tty/ehv_bytechan.c @@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ static int __init ehv_bc_init(void) * array, then you can use pointer math (e.g. "bc - bcs") to get its * tty index. */ - bcs = kzalloc(count * sizeof(struct ehv_bc_data), GFP_KERNEL); + bcs = kcalloc(count, sizeof(*bcs), GFP_KERNEL); if (!bcs) return -ENOMEM; -- 2.12.2 -- 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