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Subject: Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] [PATCH 9/9] batman-adv: Calculate sizeof using
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On Saturday 14 May 2011 23:14:54 Sven Eckelmann wrote:
> Documentation/CodingStyle recommends to use the form
> 
>         p = kmalloc(sizeof(*p), ...);
> 
> to calculate the size of a struct and not the version where the struct
> name is spelled out to prevent bugs when the type of p changes. This
> also seems appropriate for manipulation of buffers when they are
> directly associated wi

Applied in revision 1929981.

Thanks,
Marek