Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH for-4.0 3/9] ppc405_boards: use g_new(T, n) instead of g_malloc(sizeof(T) * n)

["Philippe Mathieu-Daudé" <philmd@redhat.com>]

On 27/11/18 14:05, Greg Kurz wrote:
> Because it is a recommended coding practice (see HACKING).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Greg Kurz <groug@kaod.org>
> ---
>  hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c |    4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c b/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c
> index 3be3fe4432b4..f35b412c88dd 100644
> --- a/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c
> +++ b/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c
> @@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static void ref405ep_init(MachineState *machine)
>      MemoryRegion *bios;
>      MemoryRegion *sram = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
>      ram_addr_t bdloc;
> -    MemoryRegion *ram_memories = g_malloc(2 * sizeof(*ram_memories));
> +    MemoryRegion *ram_memories = g_new(MemoryRegion, 2);
>      hwaddr ram_bases[2], ram_sizes[2];
>      target_ulong sram_size;
>      long bios_size;
> @@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ static void taihu_405ep_init(MachineState *machine)
>      qemu_irq *pic;
>      MemoryRegion *sysmem = get_system_memory();
>      MemoryRegion *bios;
> -    MemoryRegion *ram_memories = g_malloc(2 * sizeof(*ram_memories));
> +    MemoryRegion *ram_memories = g_new(MemoryRegion, 2);
>      MemoryRegion *ram = g_malloc0(sizeof(*ram));

Why not change both lines here?

       MemoryRegion *ram = g_new0(MemoryRegion, 1);

>      hwaddr ram_bases[2], ram_sizes[2];
>      long bios_size;
> 
>