The advantage of the kcalloc() function is that it checks for integer overflows. We should use it where ever possible as a safety measure. Plus it is nicer for style reasons as well. Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/char/agp/frontend.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/char/agp/frontend.c b/drivers/char/agp/frontend.c index 321118a9cfa5..25b27ca0ab47 100644 --- a/drivers/char/agp/frontend.c +++ b/drivers/char/agp/frontend.c @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ int agp_create_segment(struct agp_client *client, struct agp_region *region) struct agp_segment *user_seg; size_t i; - seg = kzalloc((sizeof(struct agp_segment_priv) * region->seg_count), GFP_KERNEL); + seg = kcalloc(region->seg_count, sizeof(struct agp_segment_priv), GFP_KERNEL); if (seg == NULL) { kfree(region->seg_list); region->seg_list = NULL; -- 2.20.1