[PATCHv7 2/4] virtio_console: Use kmalloc instead of kzalloc

From: sjur . brandeland
Date: Mon Oct 15 2012 - 03:57:55 EST


From: Sjur BrÃndeland <sjur.brandeland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Avoid the more cpu expensive kzalloc when allocating buffers.
Originally kzalloc was intended for isolating the guest from
the host by not sending random guest data to the host. But device
isolation is not yet in place so kzalloc is not really needed.

Signed-off-by: Sjur BrÃndeland <sjur.brandeland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/char/virtio_console.c | 2 +-
1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
index c36b2f6..301d17e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
+++ b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ static struct port_buffer *alloc_buf(size_t buf_size)
buf = kmalloc(sizeof(*buf), GFP_KERNEL);
if (!buf)
goto fail;
- buf->buf = kzalloc(buf_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+ buf->buf = kmalloc(buf_size, GFP_KERNEL);
if (!buf->buf)
goto free_buf;
buf->len = 0;
--
1.7.5.4

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