kzalloc(sizeof(int)) is called for an int object but then passed into klp_shadow_alloc() using the size of the pointer. This probably is not a problem as it will fit - but it should be cleaned (after all this is reference code). Signed-off-by: Nicholas Mc Guire <hofrat@xxxxxxxxx> --- Reported by coccicheck samples/livepatch//livepatch-shadow-fix1.c:97:30-36: ERROR: application of sizeof to pointer Patch was compile tested with: x86_64_defconfig + FTRACE=y, FUNCTION_TRACER=y, SAMPLES=y, LIVEPATCH=y SAMPLE_LIVEPATCH=m Patch is against 5.0-rc3 (localversion-next is next-20190123) samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-fix1.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-fix1.c b/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-fix1.c index a5a5cac..643ffd5 100644 --- a/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-fix1.c +++ b/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-fix1.c @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ struct dummy *livepatch_fix1_dummy_alloc(void) return NULL; } - klp_shadow_alloc(d, SV_LEAK, sizeof(leak), GFP_KERNEL, + klp_shadow_alloc(d, SV_LEAK, sizeof(*leak), GFP_KERNEL, shadow_leak_ctor, leak); pr_info("%s: dummy @ %p, expires @ %lx\n", -- 2.1.4