>> 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. > > Unfortunately you write mostly cryptic commit messages. Thanks for your feedback. > This does not answer for the main question - why this change is needed. My update suggestion affects an aspect for the coding style. > Code looks okay, There can be different opinions about related implementation details. > but you should explain in simple words why this is needed. Do you find the following wording from the script “checkpatch.pl” better to understand? WARNING: Prefer kcalloc over kzalloc with multiply 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