The patch titled wusb: use sizeof struct rather than pointer has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is wusb-use-sizeof-struct-rather-than-pointer.patch Before you just go and hit "reply", please: a) Consider who else should be cc'ed b) Prefer to cc a suitable mailing list as well c) Ideally: find the original patch on the mailing list and do a reply-to-all to that, adding suitable additional cc's *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** See http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/stuff/added-to-mm.txt to find out what to do about this The current -mm tree may be found at http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/mmotm/ ------------------------------------------------------ Subject: wusb: use sizeof struct rather than pointer From: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@xxxxxxxxx> The sizeof the struct should be used rather than sizeof the pointer. [akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx: make the code more consistent in this] Signed-off-by: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: David Vrabel <david.vrabel@xxxxxxx> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/usb/wusbcore/security.c | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff -puN drivers/usb/wusbcore/security.c~wusb-use-sizeof-struct-rather-than-pointer drivers/usb/wusbcore/security.c --- a/drivers/usb/wusbcore/security.c~wusb-use-sizeof-struct-rather-than-pointer +++ a/drivers/usb/wusbcore/security.c @@ -205,15 +205,15 @@ int wusb_dev_sec_add(struct wusbhc *wusb const void *itr, *top; char buf[64]; - secd = kmalloc(sizeof(struct usb_security_descriptor), GFP_KERNEL); + secd = kmalloc(sizeof(*secd), GFP_KERNEL); if (secd == NULL) { result = -ENOMEM; goto out; } - result = usb_get_descriptor(usb_dev, USB_DT_SECURITY, - 0, secd, sizeof(struct usb_security_descriptor)); - if (result < sizeof(secd)) { + result = usb_get_descriptor(usb_dev, USB_DT_SECURITY, 0, secd, + sizeof(*secd)); + if (result < sizeof(*secd)) { dev_err(dev, "Can't read security descriptor or " "not enough data: %d\n", result); goto out; _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from roel.kluin@xxxxxxxxx are thinkpad-acpi-fix-sign-of-erestartsys-return.patch linux-next.patch v4l-dvb-mxl5007tc-fix-test-in-copy_reg_bits.patch fujitsu-laptop-fix-tests-of-acpi_evaluate_integer-return.patch powerpc-sky-cpu-redundant-or-incorrect-tests-on-unsigned.patch sms-cards-make-id-unsigned-in-sms_get_board.patch mtd-error-return-eio-instead-of-eio.patch jffs2-fix-min-max-confusion.patch imx-bit-confusion.patch drivers-scsi-fnic-fnic_scsic-clean-up.patch ibmmca-buffer-overflow.patch scsi-eata-fix-buffer-overflow.patch drivers-scsi-gdthc-fix-buffer-overflow.patch drivers-scsi-u14-34fc-fix-uffer-overflow.patch drivers-scsi-lpfc-lpfc_vportc-fix-read-buffer-overflow.patch osst-fix-read-buffer-overflow.patch gdth-unmap-ccb_phys-when-scsi_add_host-fails-in-gdth_eisa_probe_one.patch zfcp-test-kmalloc-failure-in-scsi_get_vpd_page.patch st-fix-test-of-value-range-in-st_set_options.patch ncr5380-bit-mr_dma_mode-set-twice-in-ncr5380_transfer_dma.patch scsi-pmcraid-redundant-check-in-pmcraid_check_ioctl_buffer.patch r8192u_core-test-for-negative-error-in-rtl8192_rx_isr.patch wusb-use-sizeof-struct-rather-than-pointer.patch page-types-unsigned-cannot-be-less-than-0-in-add_page.patch frv-duplicate-output_buffer-of-e03.patch frv-duplicate-output_buffer-of-e03-checkpatch-fixes.patch cryptocop-fix-assertion-in-create_output_descriptors.patch gpio-fix-test-on-unsigned-in-lnw_irq_type.patch fbdev-tv_paln-bit-set-twice-in-sisfb_detect_vb_connect.patch hvc_console-fix-test-on-unsigned-in-hvc_console_print.patch irq-fix-test-in-__exit-parport_mfc3_exit.patch zlib-optimize-inffast-when-copying-direct-from-output.patch -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html