From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sat, 6 May 2017 08:38:49 +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. Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/dlm/lock.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/fs/dlm/lock.c b/fs/dlm/lock.c index 6df332296c66..fd6fe55bedae 100644 --- a/fs/dlm/lock.c +++ b/fs/dlm/lock.c @@ -1426,7 +1426,7 @@ void dlm_scan_waiters(struct dlm_ls *ls) if (!num_nodes) { num_nodes = ls->ls_num_nodes; - warned = kzalloc(num_nodes * sizeof(int), GFP_KERNEL); + warned = kcalloc(num_nodes, sizeof(int), GFP_KERNEL); } if (!warned) continue; -- 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