Hi Dan,
On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 16:47, Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This is a cut and paste mistake, sizeof(struct mib_local) was intended
> instead of sizeof(struct mib_phy). The call to at76_get_mib() uses
> sizeof(struct mib_local) correctly.
>
> The current code works fine because mib_phy structs are larger than
> mib_local structs. But we may as well clean it up.
>
> Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/at76c50x-usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/at76c50x-usb.c
> index faa8bcb..0bba5ea 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/at76c50x-usb.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/at76c50x-usb.c
> @@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@ exit:
> static void at76_dump_mib_local(struct at76_priv *priv)
> {
> int ret;
> - struct mib_local *m = kmalloc(sizeof(struct mib_phy), GFP_KERNEL);
> + struct mib_local *m = kmalloc(sizeof(struct mib_local), GFP_KERNEL);
Would it be better practice to use sizeof(*m)?
Thanks,
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