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[2/4] ath10k: use sizeof(*var) in kmalloc

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Michal Kazior Aug. 8, 2013, 8:14 a.m. UTC
This fixes checkpatch warning from the latest
3.11-rc kernel tree.

Signed-off-by: Michal Kazior <michal.kazior@tieto.com>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c |    3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

Comments

Kalle Valo Aug. 12, 2013, 2:26 p.m. UTC | #1
Michal Kazior <michal.kazior@tieto.com> writes:

> This fixes checkpatch warning from the latest
> 3.11-rc kernel tree.
>
> Signed-off-by: Michal Kazior <michal.kazior@tieto.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c |    3 +--
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
> index d95439b..1814af1 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
> @@ -803,8 +803,7 @@ static int ath10k_pci_start_ce(struct ath10k *ar)
>  			continue;
>  
>  		for (i = 0; i < completions; i++) {
> -			compl = kmalloc(sizeof(struct ath10k_pci_compl),
> -					GFP_KERNEL);
> +			compl = kmalloc(sizeof(*compl), GFP_KERNEL);
>  			if (!compl) {
>  				ath10k_warn("No memory for completion state\n");
>  				ath10k_pci_stop_ce(ar);

Just out of curiosity, what's the warning? kmalloc() should be called
with sizeof(*foo) style?
Michal Kazior Aug. 13, 2013, 5:12 a.m. UTC | #2
On 12 August 2013 16:26, Kalle Valo <kvalo@qca.qualcomm.com> wrote:
> Michal Kazior <michal.kazior@tieto.com> writes:
>
>> This fixes checkpatch warning from the latest
>> 3.11-rc kernel tree.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Michal Kazior <michal.kazior@tieto.com>
>> ---
>>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c |    3 +--
>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
>> index d95439b..1814af1 100644
>> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
>> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
>> @@ -803,8 +803,7 @@ static int ath10k_pci_start_ce(struct ath10k *ar)
>>                       continue;
>>
>>               for (i = 0; i < completions; i++) {
>> -                     compl = kmalloc(sizeof(struct ath10k_pci_compl),
>> -                                     GFP_KERNEL);
>> +                     compl = kmalloc(sizeof(*compl), GFP_KERNEL);
>>                       if (!compl) {
>>                               ath10k_warn("No memory for completion state\n");
>>                               ath10k_pci_stop_ce(ar);
>
> Just out of curiosity, what's the warning? kmalloc() should be called
> with sizeof(*foo) style?

Checkpatch prints:

  CHECK: Prefer kmalloc(sizeof(*compl)...) over kmalloc(sizeof(struct
ath10k_pci_compl)...)


Pozdrawiam / Best regards,
Micha? Kazior.
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diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
index d95439b..1814af1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
@@ -803,8 +803,7 @@  static int ath10k_pci_start_ce(struct ath10k *ar)
 			continue;
 
 		for (i = 0; i < completions; i++) {
-			compl = kmalloc(sizeof(struct ath10k_pci_compl),
-					GFP_KERNEL);
+			compl = kmalloc(sizeof(*compl), GFP_KERNEL);
 			if (!compl) {
 				ath10k_warn("No memory for completion state\n");
 				ath10k_pci_stop_ce(ar);