From: 303146950@qq.com
To: axboe@kernel.dk
Cc: 303146950@qq.com, kouwenqi@kylinos.cn, linux-btrace@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] blkparse: Fix a potential coredump issue
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2025 09:49:54 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <tencent_D844947035F128017DDC0AA43ECF482BA808@qq.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1962cea3-e413-441c-b98a-ded4a6a4fe68@kernel.dk>
From: Kou Wenqi <kouwenqi@kylinos.cn>
On 3/19/25 7:10 AM, axboe@kernel.dk wrote:
> Nit picking, but the idiomatic way would be to make it calloc(size, 1)
> not the other way around. The first one is the size, the 2nd one is the
> number of them.
Thank you for reviewing the patch!
I wanted to double-check the calloc usage
to ensure alignment with the project's conventions.
The man page defines calloc as:
void *calloc(size_t nmemb, size_t size);
where nmemb is the number of elements, and size is the size of each element.
In the submitted code,
split = calloc(1, sizeof(*iot)) follows this order: nmemb=1 and size=sizeof(...).
I also reviewed existing code in blktrace and saw consistent usage like calloc(1, size),
which matches the man page’s parameter order.
Could you clarify if there’s a specific reason or project-specific idiom
for reversing the parameters (e.g., calloc(size, 1) instead)?
I’m happy to adjust it if there’s a stylistic preference or guideline I’ve overlooked.
Thanks again for your guidance!
--
Kou Wenqi
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-03-20 1:56 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-03-19 13:02 [PATCH v3] blkparse: Fix a potential coredump issue 303146950
2025-03-19 13:10 ` Jens Axboe
2025-03-20 1:49 ` 303146950 [this message]
2025-03-20 11:07 ` Jens Axboe
2025-03-20 11:07 ` Jens Axboe
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