Re: [PATCH 09/30] mtd: Don't cast kmalloc() return value in drivers/mtd/maps/pmcmsp-flash.c

From: Denys Vlasenko
Date: Fri Aug 24 2007 - 06:41:26 EST


On Friday 24 August 2007 00:52, Jesper Juhl wrote:
> kmalloc() returns a void pointer.
> No need to cast it.

> - msp_flash = (struct mtd_info **)kmalloc(
> - fcnt * sizeof(struct map_info *), GFP_KERNEL);
> - msp_parts = (struct mtd_partition **)kmalloc(
> - fcnt * sizeof(struct mtd_partition *), GFP_KERNEL);
> - msp_maps = (struct map_info *)kmalloc(
> - fcnt * sizeof(struct mtd_info), GFP_KERNEL);
> + msp_flash = kmalloc(fcnt * sizeof(struct map_info *), GFP_KERNEL);
> + msp_parts = kmalloc(fcnt * sizeof(struct mtd_partition *), GFP_KERNEL);
> + msp_maps = kmalloc(fcnt * sizeof(struct mtd_info), GFP_KERNEL);
> memset(msp_maps, 0, fcnt * sizeof(struct mtd_info));

This one wants kzalloc.

> - msp_parts[i] = (struct mtd_partition *)kmalloc(
> - pcnt * sizeof(struct mtd_partition), GFP_KERNEL);
> + msp_parts[i] = kmalloc(pcnt * sizeof(struct mtd_partition),
> + GFP_KERNEL);
> memset(msp_parts[i], 0, pcnt * sizeof(struct mtd_partition));
>
> /* now initialize the devices proper */

Same
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