--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl~checkpatch-improve-alloc_array_args-test +++ a/scripts/checkpatch.pl @@ -7006,7 +7006,7 @@ sub process { } # check for alloc argument mismatch - if ($line =~ /\b(kcalloc|kmalloc_array)\s*\(\s*sizeof\b/) { + if ($line =~ /\b((?:devm_)?(?:kcalloc|kmalloc_array))\s*\(\s*sizeof\b/) { WARN("ALLOC_ARRAY_ARGS", "$1 uses number as first arg, sizeof is generally wrong\n" . $herecurr); }