The semantic patch that makes this change is available in scripts/coccinelle/api/memdup.cocci. Signed-off-by: Thomas Meyer <thomas@xxxxxxxx> --- diff -u -p a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/dw2102.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/dw2102.c --- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/dw2102.c 2011-11-07 19:37:48.086620605 +0100 +++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/dw2102.c 2011-11-08 10:48:56.977902892 +0100 @@ -1859,12 +1859,11 @@ static struct dvb_usb_device_properties static int dw2102_probe(struct usb_interface *intf, const struct usb_device_id *id) { - p1100 = kzalloc(sizeof(struct dvb_usb_device_properties), GFP_KERNEL); + p1100 = kmemdup(&s6x0_properties, + sizeof(struct dvb_usb_device_properties), GFP_KERNEL); if (!p1100) return -ENOMEM; /* copy default structure */ - memcpy(p1100, &s6x0_properties, - sizeof(struct dvb_usb_device_properties)); /* fill only different fields */ p1100->firmware = "dvb-usb-p1100.fw"; p1100->devices[0] = d1100; @@ -1872,13 +1871,12 @@ static int dw2102_probe(struct usb_inter p1100->rc.legacy.rc_map_size = ARRAY_SIZE(rc_map_tbs_table); p1100->adapter->fe[0].frontend_attach = stv0288_frontend_attach; - s660 = kzalloc(sizeof(struct dvb_usb_device_properties), GFP_KERNEL); + s660 = kmemdup(&s6x0_properties, + sizeof(struct dvb_usb_device_properties), GFP_KERNEL); if (!s660) { kfree(p1100); return -ENOMEM; } - memcpy(s660, &s6x0_properties, - sizeof(struct dvb_usb_device_properties)); s660->firmware = "dvb-usb-s660.fw"; s660->num_device_descs = 3; s660->devices[0] = d660; @@ -1886,14 +1884,13 @@ static int dw2102_probe(struct usb_inter s660->devices[2] = d480_2; s660->adapter->fe[0].frontend_attach = ds3000_frontend_attach; - p7500 = kzalloc(sizeof(struct dvb_usb_device_properties), GFP_KERNEL); + p7500 = kmemdup(&s6x0_properties, + sizeof(struct dvb_usb_device_properties), GFP_KERNEL); if (!p7500) { kfree(p1100); kfree(s660); return -ENOMEM; } - memcpy(p7500, &s6x0_properties, - sizeof(struct dvb_usb_device_properties)); p7500->firmware = "dvb-usb-p7500.fw"; p7500->devices[0] = d7500; p7500->rc.legacy.rc_map_table = rc_map_tbs_table; -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html