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Subject: Re: [media] RedRat3: Use kcalloc() in two functions?
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> Markus, please stop being _so_ mechanical and use your
> brain a little too.  By definition, sizeof(char) == 1.
> 
> This _really_ should be kzalloc(RR3_FW_VERSION_LEN + 1,...)

Do you expect that function call examples like the following will be equivalent?

	zbuffer = kzalloc(123, …);
	cbuffer = kcalloc(123, 1, …);

Regards,
Markus