drivers/staging/gpib/eastwood/fluke_gpib.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
Use kzalloc() instead of kmalloc() + memset() to simplify memory allocation.
Also use sizeof(*board->private_data) instead of repeating the struct name.
This avoids duplication and keeps the code correct if the struct name
changes in the future.
Signed-off-by: Tomasz Sadowski <tsdwski@gmail.com>
---
v3:
- Move version history below "---"
v2:
- Add proper commit description
- No changes in patch
drivers/staging/gpib/eastwood/fluke_gpib.c | 3 +--
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/gpib/eastwood/fluke_gpib.c b/drivers/staging/gpib/eastwood/fluke_gpib.c
index 3ae848e3f738..2b6ba7882dba 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gpib/eastwood/fluke_gpib.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gpib/eastwood/fluke_gpib.c
@@ -853,11 +853,10 @@ static int fluke_allocate_private(struct gpib_board *board)
{
struct fluke_priv *priv;
- board->private_data = kmalloc(sizeof(struct fluke_priv), GFP_KERNEL);
+ board->private_data = kzalloc(sizeof(*board->private_data), GFP_KERNEL);
if (!board->private_data)
return -ENOMEM;
priv = board->private_data;
- memset(priv, 0, sizeof(struct fluke_priv));
init_nec7210_private(&priv->nec7210_priv);
priv->dma_buffer_size = 0x7ff;
priv->dma_buffer = kmalloc(priv->dma_buffer_size, GFP_KERNEL);
--
2.52.0
On Thu, Nov 27, 2025 at 10:58:49AM +0100, Tomasz Sadowski wrote:
> Use kzalloc() instead of kmalloc() + memset() to simplify memory allocation.
>
> Also use sizeof(*board->private_data) instead of repeating the struct name.
> This avoids duplication and keeps the code correct if the struct name
> changes in the future.
>
> Signed-off-by: Tomasz Sadowski <tsdwski@gmail.com>
> ---
> v3:
> - Move version history below "---"
>
> v2:
> - Add proper commit description
> - No changes in patch
>
> drivers/staging/gpib/eastwood/fluke_gpib.c | 3 +--
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/gpib/eastwood/fluke_gpib.c b/drivers/staging/gpib/eastwood/fluke_gpib.c
> index 3ae848e3f738..2b6ba7882dba 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/gpib/eastwood/fluke_gpib.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/gpib/eastwood/fluke_gpib.c
> @@ -853,11 +853,10 @@ static int fluke_allocate_private(struct gpib_board *board)
> {
> struct fluke_priv *priv;
>
> - board->private_data = kmalloc(sizeof(struct fluke_priv), GFP_KERNEL);
> + board->private_data = kzalloc(sizeof(*board->private_data), GFP_KERNEL);
Good thing to use kzalloc here but using sizeof(*board->private_data) will
not work. sizeof(void) is 1 not the size of the structure.
> if (!board->private_data)
> return -ENOMEM;
> priv = board->private_data;
> - memset(priv, 0, sizeof(struct fluke_priv));
> init_nec7210_private(&priv->nec7210_priv);
> priv->dma_buffer_size = 0x7ff;
> priv->dma_buffer = kmalloc(priv->dma_buffer_size, GFP_KERNEL);
> --
> 2.52.0
>
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