[PATCH] rsi: consolidate kmalloc/memset 0 calls to kzalloc

Subsystems: redpine wireless driver, the rest

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2 messages, 2 authors, 2015-12-30 · open the first message on its own page

[PATCH] rsi: consolidate kmalloc/memset 0 calls to kzalloc

From: Nicholas Mc Guire <hidden>
Date: 2015-12-19 16:48:31

This is an API consolidation only. The use of kmalloc + memset to 0
is equivalent to kzalloc.

Signed-off-by: Nicholas Mc Guire <redacted>
---

Found by coccinelle script (relaxed version of
scripts/coccinelle/api/alloc/kzalloc-simple.cocci)

Patch was compile tested with: x86_64_defconfig +
CONFIG_RSI_91X=m

Patch is against linux-next (localversion-next is -next-20151218)

 drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_mgmt.c |    3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_mgmt.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_mgmt.c
index 8d110fd..697caab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_mgmt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_mgmt.c
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ static int rsi_send_auto_rate_request(struct rsi_common *common)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	selected_rates = kmalloc(2 * RSI_TBL_SZ, GFP_KERNEL);
+	selected_rates = kzalloc(2 * RSI_TBL_SZ, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!selected_rates) {
 		rsi_dbg(ERR_ZONE, "%s: Failed in allocation of mem\n",
 			__func__);
@@ -1032,7 +1032,6 @@ static int rsi_send_auto_rate_request(struct rsi_common *common)
 	}
 
 	memset(skb->data, 0, sizeof(struct rsi_auto_rate));
-	memset(selected_rates, 0, 2 * RSI_TBL_SZ);
 
 	auto_rate = (struct rsi_auto_rate *)skb->data;
 
-- 
1.7.10.4

Re: rsi: consolidate kmalloc/memset 0 calls to kzalloc

From: Kalle Valo <hidden>
Date: 2015-12-30 15:33:26

This is an API consolidation only. The use of kmalloc + memset to 0
is equivalent to kzalloc.

Signed-off-by: Nicholas Mc Guire <redacted>
Thanks, applied to wireless-drivers-next.git.

Kalle Valo
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