Re: [PATCH 4/4] atm/ambassador: kmalloc + memset conversion to kzalloc

[chas williams - CONTRACTOR]

In message <alpine.LFD.0.9999.0711260619580.10766@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,"Rober
t P. J. Day" writes:
>> > in any event, i just thought i'd point it out.  if you're absolutely
>> > sure there will never be another call to setup_dev() from somewhere
>> > else, then, yes, it's safe.
>>
>> I understood your opinions. and partially agree with you.
>> But isn't it a unfounded fear?
>
>i don't know, i just thought i'd mention it.  if no one thinks it's an
>issue, it's certainly fine with me.

its very unlikely that setup_dev() is likely to be called from another
code path.  this patch looks fine to me.  i will take it and get it
submitted on the next merge.
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