Re: [PATCH] sched/debug: fix noderef.cocci warnings

From: Valentin Schneider
Date: Wed Aug 12 2020 - 14:52:14 EST



On 12/08/20 18:59, kernel test robot wrote:
> From: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> kernel/sched/debug.c:272:30-36: ERROR: application of sizeof to pointer
>
> sizeof when applied to a pointer typed expression gives the size of
> the pointer
>
> Generated by: scripts/coccinelle/misc/noderef.cocci
>
> CC: Valentin Schneider <valentin.schneider@xxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>
> url: https://github.com/0day-ci/linux/commits/Valentin-Schneider/sched-Instrument-sched-domain-flags/20200812-205638
> base: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git 949bcb8135a96a6923e676646bd29cbe69e8350f
>
> debug.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> --- a/kernel/sched/debug.c
> +++ b/kernel/sched/debug.c
> @@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ static int sd_ctl_doflags(struct ctl_tab
> return 0;
> }
>
> - tmp = kcalloc(data_size + 1, sizeof(tmp), GFP_KERNEL);
> + tmp = kcalloc(data_size + 1, sizeof(*tmp), GFP_KERNEL);

Praised be coccinelle for rubbing in my face that I can't write code; also
I'm not even checking if the allocation succeeded which is clearly daft,
even if this is debug stuff. I'll blame the heat and try to move on...

> for_each_set_bit(idx, &flags, __SD_FLAG_CNT) {
> char *name = sd_flag_debug[idx].name;
>