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From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Xi Wang <xi.wang@gmail.com>
Cc: Jesper Juhl <jj@chaosbits.net>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, devel@driverdev.osuosl.org,
	Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>,
	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com>,
	Forest Bond <forest@alittletooquiet.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: vt6656: Don't leak memory in drivers/staging/vt6656/ioctl.c::private_ioctl()
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:49:20 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120411224920.GA1612@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <D26D474A-E696-447C-8B54-15295135368E@gmail.com>

On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 06:46:33PM -0400, Xi Wang wrote:
> On Apr 11, 2012, at 6:35 PM, Jesper Juhl wrote:
> 
> > -		pNodeList = (PSNodeList)kmalloc(sizeof(SNodeList) + (sNodeList.uItem * sizeof(SNodeItem)), (int)GFP_ATOMIC);
> > +		pNodeList = kmalloc(sizeof(SNodeList) + (sNodeList.uItem * sizeof(SNodeItem)), (int)GFP_ATOMIC);
> 
> Can you also remove casts like "(int)GFP_ATOMIC"?
> 
> The parentheses "(sNodeList.uItem * sizeof(SNodeItem))" are also
> pointless..

One thing at a time, odds are this is an "automated" patch, right
Jesper?

thanks,

greg k-h

  reply	other threads:[~2012-04-11 22:49 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-04-11 22:35 [PATCH] staging: vt6656: Don't leak memory in drivers/staging/vt6656/ioctl.c::private_ioctl() Jesper Juhl
2012-04-11 22:46 ` Xi Wang
2012-04-11 22:49   ` Greg Kroah-Hartman [this message]
2012-04-11 23:17     ` Jesper Juhl
2012-04-11 23:27       ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2012-04-11 23:37         ` Jesper Juhl

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