Re: [PATCH] drivers: Conversions from kmalloc+memset to k(z|c)alloc.

["Daniel K." <daniel@cluded.net>]

Panagiotis Issaris wrote:
> diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/rio_linux.c b/drivers/char/rio/rio_linux.c
> index 3fa80aa..7c84863 100644
> --- a/drivers/char/rio/rio_linux.c
> +++ b/drivers/char/rio/rio_linux.c
> @@ -802,12 +802,7 @@ static int rio_init_drivers(void)
>  
>  static void *ckmalloc(int size)
>  {
> -	void *p;
> -
> -	p = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
> -	if (p)
> -		memset(p, 0, size);
> -	return p;
> +	return kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
>  }
>  
>  
> diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/riocmd.c b/drivers/char/rio/riocmd.c
> index 4df6ab2..593940f 100644
> --- a/drivers/char/rio/riocmd.c
> +++ b/drivers/char/rio/riocmd.c
> @@ -556,9 +556,7 @@ struct CmdBlk *RIOGetCmdBlk(void)
>  {
>  	struct CmdBlk *CmdBlkP;
>  
> -	CmdBlkP = (struct CmdBlk *)kmalloc(sizeof(struct CmdBlk), GFP_ATOMIC);
> -	if (CmdBlkP)
> -		memset(CmdBlkP, 0, sizeof(struct CmdBlk));
> +	CmdBlkP = kzalloc(sizeof(struct CmdBlk), GFP_ATOMIC);
>  	return CmdBlkP;
>  }
>  

Why not return kzalloc(...) here? Alternatively, return (type *) kzalloc(...),
if you believe in explicit type casting of void pointers.

> diff --git a/drivers/serial/ip22zilog.c b/drivers/serial/ip22zilog.c
> index 5ff269f..ca0e9f2 100644
> --- a/drivers/serial/ip22zilog.c
> +++ b/drivers/serial/ip22zilog.c
> @@ -925,11 +925,7 @@ static int zilog_irq = -1;
>  static void * __init alloc_one_table(unsigned long size)
>  {
>  	void *ret;
> -
> -	ret = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
> -	if (ret != NULL)
> -		memset(ret, 0, size);
> -
> +	ret = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
>  	return ret;
>  }
>  

And here as well.

What is preferred by developers?


Daniel K.