[KJ] [PATCH]vfc_dev.c-kzalloc

[KJ] [PATCH]vfc_dev.c-kzalloc

[vignesh.babu]

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Replacing kmalloc/memset combination with kzalloc.

Signed-off-by: vignesh babu <vignesh.babu@wipro.com>
---
diff --git a/drivers/sbus/char/vfc_dev.c b/drivers/sbus/char/vfc_dev.c
index 8bfb67c..c3135e2 100644
--- a/drivers/sbus/char/vfc_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/sbus/char/vfc_dev.c
@@ -259,11 +259,10 @@ static int vfc_debug(struct vfc_dev *dev, int cmd, void __user *argp)
 		if (copy_from_user(&inout, argp, sizeof(inout)))
 			return -EFAULT;
 
-		buffer = kmalloc(inout.len, GFP_KERNEL);
+		buffer = kzalloc(inout.len, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (buffer == NULL)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
-		memset(buffer,0,inout.len);
 		vfc_lock_device(dev);
 		inout.ret=
 			vfc_i2c_recvbuf(dev,inout.addr & 0xff

-- 
Regards,  
Vignesh Babu BM  
_____________________________________________________________  
"Why is it that every time I'm with you, makes me believe in magic?"

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Re: [KJ][PATCH]vfc_dev.c-kzalloc

[Antonino A. Daplas]

On Mon, 2007-04-16 at 11:35 +0530, vignesh.babu@wipro.com wrote:
> Replacing kmalloc/memset combination with kzalloc.

Wrong subsystem, it's not a framebuffer but a frame grabber, and it's a
Sparc only device.  Maintainers: Ultrasparc (David Miller), Sparc
(William L. Irvin)

Tony



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