staging: gasket: interrupt: use sizeof(*p) for memory allocation
PATCH 1/1 staging: gasket: interrupt: use sizeof(*p) for memory allocation
Use sizeof(*p) instead of sizeof(struct P) for memory allocation. This change complies with the Linux kernel coding style. It improves readability and decreases the opportunity for bugs if the pointer variable type is changed. Issue found by checkpatch.
--- drivers/staging/gasket/gasket_interrupt.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
drivers/staging/gasket/gasket_interrupt.c +1 -2
@@ -322,8 +322,7 @@ int gasket_interrupt_init(struct gasket_dev *gasket_dev)const struct gasket_driver_desc *driver_desc =gasket_get_driver_desc (gasket_dev); - interrupt_data =kzalloc (sizeof (struct gasket_interrupt_data ), -GFP_KERNEL ); + interrupt_data =kzalloc (sizeof (*interrupt_data),GFP_KERNEL );if (!interrupt_data)return -ENOMEM ; gasket_dev->interrupt_data = interrupt_data;
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2.17.1
Quoted 15 lines · Kimberly Brown
Use
sizeof(*p)instead of sizeof(struct P) for memory allocation. This change complies with the Linux kernel coding style. It improves readability and decreases the opportunity for bugs if the pointer variable type is changed. Issue found by checkpatch.Signed-off-by Kimberly Brown <[email protected]>---
drivers/staging/gasket/gasket_interrupt.c| 3 +--1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)drivers/staging/gasket/gasket_interrupt.c +0
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drivers/staging/gasket/gasket_interrupt.c int gasket_interrupt_init(struct gasket_dev *gasket_dev) · line 328
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drivers/staging/gasket/gasket_interrupt.c +1
-2@@ -322,8 +322,7 @@ int gasket_interrupt_init(struct gasket_dev *gasket_dev)const struct gasket_driver_desc *driver_desc =gasket_get_driver_desc (gasket_dev); - interrupt_data =kzalloc (sizeof (struct gasket_interrupt_data ), -GFP_KERNEL ); + interrupt_data =kzalloc (sizeof (*interrupt_data),GFP_KERNEL );if (!interrupt_data)return -ENOMEM ; gasket_dev->interrupt_data = interrupt_data;
This looks great. Maybe you'd like to do the same for the rest of the function as well?
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Thanks,
Sasha
PATCH v2 1/1 staging: gasket: use sizeof(*p) for memory allocation
In reply to Kimberly BrownUse sizeof(*p) instead of sizeof(struct P) for memory allocation. This change complies with the Linux kernel coding style. It improves readability and decreases the opportunity for bugs if the pointer variable type is changed. Issue found by checkpatch.
---
Changes in v2:
- Changed 4 additional memory allocations to use sizeof(*p).
- Removed 'interrupt:' from the subject line because the gasket_page_table.c file is now included in this patch.
drivers/staging/gasket/gasket_interrupt.c | 17 ++++++++--------- drivers/staging/gasket/gasket_page_table.c | 3 ++- 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
drivers/staging/gasket/gasket_interrupt.c +8 -9
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ gasket_interrupt_msix_init(struct gasket_interrupt_data *interrupt_data) interrupt_data->msix_entries =kcalloc (interrupt_data->num_interrupts, -sizeof (struct msix_entry ),GFP_KERNEL ); +sizeof (*interrupt_data->msix_entries),GFP_KERNEL );if (!interrupt_data->msix_entries)return -ENOMEM ;
@@ -322,8 +322,7 @@ int gasket_interrupt_init(struct gasket_dev *gasket_dev)const struct gasket_driver_desc *driver_desc =gasket_get_driver_desc (gasket_dev); - interrupt_data =kzalloc (sizeof (struct gasket_interrupt_data ), -GFP_KERNEL ); + interrupt_data =kzalloc (sizeof (*interrupt_data),GFP_KERNEL );if (!interrupt_data)return -ENOMEM ; gasket_dev->interrupt_data = interrupt_data;
@@ -336,17 +335,17 @@ int gasket_interrupt_init(struct gasket_dev *gasket_dev) interrupt_data->pack_width = driver_desc->interrupt_pack_width; interrupt_data->num_configured =0 ; - interrupt_data->eventfd_ctxs =kcalloc (driver_desc->num_interrupts, -sizeof (struct eventfd_ctx *), -GFP_KERNEL ); + interrupt_data->eventfd_ctxs = +kcalloc (driver_desc->num_interrupts, +sizeof (*interrupt_data->eventfd_ctxs),GFP_KERNEL );if (!interrupt_data->eventfd_ctxs) {kfree (interrupt_data);return -ENOMEM ; } - interrupt_data->interrupt_counts =kcalloc (driver_desc->num_interrupts, -sizeof (ulong), -GFP_KERNEL ); + interrupt_data->interrupt_counts = +kcalloc (driver_desc->num_interrupts, +sizeof (*interrupt_data->interrupt_counts),GFP_KERNEL );if (!interrupt_data->interrupt_counts) {kfree (interrupt_data->eventfd_ctxs);kfree (interrupt_data);
drivers/staging/gasket/gasket_page_table.c +2 -1
@@ -1302,7 +1302,8 @@ int gasket_alloc_coherent_memory(struct gasket_dev *gasket_dev, u64 size,/* allocate the physical memory block */ gasket_dev->page_table[index]->coherent_pages = -kcalloc (num_pages,sizeof (struct gasket_coherent_page_entry ), +kcalloc (num_pages, +sizeof (*gasket_dev->page_table[index]->coherent_pages),GFP_KERNEL );if (!gasket_dev->page_table[index]->coherent_pages) goto nomem;
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2.17.1
Re: [PATCH v2] staging: gasket: use sizeof(*p) for memory allocation
Quoted 79 lines · Kimberly Brown
Use
sizeof(*p)instead of sizeof(struct P) for memory allocation. This change complies with the Linux kernel coding style. It improves readability and decreases the opportunity for bugs if the pointer variable type is changed. Issue found by checkpatch.Signed-off-by Kimberly Brown <[email protected]>---
Changes in v2:
- Changed 4 additional memory allocations to usesizeof(*p).
- Removed 'interrupt:' from the subject line because thegasket_page_table.cfile is now included in this patch.drivers/staging/gasket/gasket_interrupt.c | 17 ++++++++--------- drivers/staging/gasket/gasket_page_table.c | 3 ++- 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)drivers/staging/gasket/gasket_interrupt.c +8
-9@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ gasket_interrupt_msix_init(struct gasket_interrupt_data *interrupt_data) interrupt_data->msix_entries =kcalloc (interrupt_data->num_interrupts, -sizeof (struct msix_entry ),GFP_KERNEL ); +sizeof (*interrupt_data->msix_entries),GFP_KERNEL );if (!interrupt_data->msix_entries)return -ENOMEM ;@@ -322,8 +322,7 @@ int gasket_interrupt_init(struct gasket_dev *gasket_dev)const struct gasket_driver_desc *driver_desc =gasket_get_driver_desc (gasket_dev); - interrupt_data =kzalloc (sizeof (struct gasket_interrupt_data ), -GFP_KERNEL ); + interrupt_data =kzalloc (sizeof (*interrupt_data),GFP_KERNEL );if (!interrupt_data)return -ENOMEM ; gasket_dev->interrupt_data = interrupt_data;@@ -336,17 +335,17 @@ int gasket_interrupt_init(struct gasket_dev *gasket_dev) interrupt_data->pack_width = driver_desc->interrupt_pack_width; interrupt_data->num_configured =0 ; - interrupt_data->eventfd_ctxs =kcalloc (driver_desc->num_interrupts, -sizeof (struct eventfd_ctx *), -GFP_KERNEL ); + interrupt_data->eventfd_ctxs = +kcalloc (driver_desc->num_interrupts, +sizeof (*interrupt_data->eventfd_ctxs),GFP_KERNEL );if (!interrupt_data->eventfd_ctxs) {kfree (interrupt_data);return -ENOMEM ; } - interrupt_data->interrupt_counts =kcalloc (driver_desc->num_interrupts, -sizeof (ulong), -GFP_KERNEL ); + interrupt_data->interrupt_counts = +kcalloc (driver_desc->num_interrupts, +sizeof (*interrupt_data->interrupt_counts),GFP_KERNEL );if (!interrupt_data->interrupt_counts) {kfree (interrupt_data->eventfd_ctxs);kfree (interrupt_data);drivers/staging/gasket/gasket_page_table.c +2
-2@@ -1302,7 +1302,8 @@ int gasket_alloc_coherent_memory(struct gasket_dev *gasket_dev, u64 size,/* allocate the physical memory block */ gasket_dev->page_table[index]->coherent_pages = -kcalloc (num_pages,sizeof (struct gasket_coherent_page_entry ), +kcalloc (num_pages, +sizeof (*gasket_dev->page_table[index]->coherent_pages),GFP_KERNEL );if (!gasket_dev->page_table[index]->coherent_pages) goto nomem; --
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2.17.1
Thanks!