They look like typo, since there are four instances of kzalloc almost typed by the same finger. The pointer is replaced with a struct, which helps kzalloc return correct result. thanks for any comment on the possibility that mem overflow could happen. Signed-off-by: Hillf Danton <dhillf@xxxxxxxxx> --- --- a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c 2010-11-01 19:54:12.000000000 +0800 +++ b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c 2010-11-16 20:40:36.000000000 +0800 @@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ static int alua_bus_attach(struct scsi_d unsigned long flags; int err = SCSI_DH_OK; - scsi_dh_data = kzalloc(sizeof(struct scsi_device_handler *) + scsi_dh_data = kzalloc(sizeof(struct scsi_dh_data) + sizeof(*h) , GFP_KERNEL); if (!scsi_dh_data) { sdev_printk(KERN_ERR, sdev, "%s: Attach failed\n", --- a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_emc.c 2010-11-01 19:54:12.000000000 +0800 +++ b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_emc.c 2010-11-16 20:40:38.000000000 +0800 @@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ static int clariion_bus_attach(struct sc unsigned long flags; int err; - scsi_dh_data = kzalloc(sizeof(struct scsi_device_handler *) + scsi_dh_data = kzalloc(sizeof(struct scsi_dh_data) + sizeof(*h) , GFP_KERNEL); if (!scsi_dh_data) { sdev_printk(KERN_ERR, sdev, "%s: Attach failed\n", --- a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_hp_sw.c 2010-11-01 19:54:12.000000000 +0800 +++ b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_hp_sw.c 2010-11-16 20:40:36.000000000 +0800 @@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ static int hp_sw_bus_attach(struct scsi_ unsigned long flags; int ret; - scsi_dh_data = kzalloc(sizeof(struct scsi_device_handler *) + scsi_dh_data = kzalloc(sizeof(struct scsi_dh_data) + sizeof(struct hp_sw_dh_data) , GFP_KERNEL); if (!scsi_dh_data) { sdev_printk(KERN_ERR, sdev, "%s: Attach Failed\n", --- a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_rdac.c 2010-11-01 19:54:12.000000000 +0800 +++ b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_rdac.c 2010-11-16 20:40:32.000000000 +0800 @@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ static int rdac_bus_attach(struct scsi_d int err; char array_name[ARRAY_LABEL_LEN]; - scsi_dh_data = kzalloc(sizeof(struct scsi_device_handler *) + scsi_dh_data = kzalloc(sizeof(struct scsi_dh_data) + sizeof(*h) , GFP_KERNEL); if (!scsi_dh_data) { sdev_printk(KERN_ERR, sdev, "%s: Attach failed\n", -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html