Re: [PATCH v3?] sched/topology: replace kzalloc() with kcalloc() in sched_init_numa()

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> We are trying to get rid of all multiplications from allocation
> functions to prevent integer overflows[1]. …

Is an imperative wording more desirable for such a change description?
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?h=v6.14-rc3#n94


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>  kernel/sched/topology.c | 4 ++--
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How do you think about to improve your version management?
https://lore.kernel.org/all/?q=%22This+looks+like+a+new+version+of+a+previously+submitted+patch%22
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?h=v6.14-rc3#n780


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> +++ b/kernel/sched/topology.c
> @@ -1918,7 +1918,7 @@ void sched_init_numa(int offline_node)
>  	 */
>  	sched_domains_numa_levels = 0;
>
> -	masks = kzalloc(sizeof(void *) * nr_levels, GFP_KERNEL);
> +	masks = kcalloc(nr_levels, sizeof(void *), GFP_KERNEL);
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See also:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst?h=v6.14-rc3#n941

Regards,
Markus





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