From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Fabio Estevam Subject: [PATCH 2/2] i2c-mxs: Use the preferred form for passing a size of a struct Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2014 00:44:35 -0200 Message-ID: <1415328275-13228-2-git-send-email-festevam@gmail.com> References: <1415328275-13228-1-git-send-email-festevam@gmail.com> Return-path: In-Reply-To: <1415328275-13228-1-git-send-email-festevam-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> Sender: linux-i2c-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org To: wsa-z923LK4zBo2bacvFa/9K2g@public.gmane.org Cc: linux-i2c-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, Fabio Estevam List-Id: linux-i2c@vger.kernel.org From: Fabio Estevam According to Documentation/CodingStyle - Chapter 14: "The preferred form for passing a size of a struct is the following: p = kmalloc(sizeof(*p), ...); The alternative form where struct name is spelled out hurts readability and introduces an opportunity for a bug when the pointer variable type is changed but the corresponding sizeof that is passed to a memory allocator is not." So do it as recommeded. Signed-off-by: Fabio Estevam --- drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mxs.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mxs.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mxs.c index 07e1be6..3e7893a 100644 --- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mxs.c +++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mxs.c @@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ static int mxs_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev) struct resource *res; int err, irq; - i2c = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(struct mxs_i2c_dev), GFP_KERNEL); + i2c = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*i2c), GFP_KERNEL); if (!i2c) return -ENOMEM; -- 1.9.1