diff mbox series

[v3,20/32] mfd: sec: use sizeof(*var), not sizeof(struct type_of_var)

Message ID 20250403-s2mpg10-v3-20-b542b3505e68@linaro.org (mailing list archive)
State Under Review
Headers show
Series Samsung S2MPG10 PMIC MFD-based drivers | expand

Commit Message

André Draszik April 3, 2025, 8:59 a.m. UTC 
Using sizeof(*var) is generally preferred over using the size of its
open-coded type when allocating memory.

This helps avoiding bugs when the variable type changes but the memory
allocation isn't updated, and it simplifies renaming of the struct if
ever necessary.

No functional change.

Signed-off-by: André Draszik <andre.draszik@linaro.org>
---
 drivers/mfd/sec-common.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff mbox series

Patch

diff --git a/drivers/mfd/sec-common.c b/drivers/mfd/sec-common.c
index 55edeb0f73ff4643f23b9759b115658d3bf03e9a..e8e35f7d5f06b522a953e8f21603e6904401c983 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/sec-common.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/sec-common.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@  int sec_pmic_probe(struct device *dev, int device_type, unsigned int irq,
 	struct sec_pmic_dev *sec_pmic;
 	int ret, num_sec_devs;
 
-	sec_pmic = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(struct sec_pmic_dev), GFP_KERNEL);
+	sec_pmic = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*sec_pmic), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!sec_pmic)
 		return -ENOMEM;