[PATCH] block: convert kmalloc_node to kzalloc_node

[PATCH] block: convert kmalloc_node to kzalloc_node

[Tian Xianting]

Use kzalloc_node to zero allocated buffer, as deadline and cfq I/O
scheduler initialization function (deadline_init_queue, cfq_init_queue)
did.

Signed-off-by: Tian Xianting <xianting_tian@126.com>
---
 block/noop-iosched.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/block/noop-iosched.c b/block/noop-iosched.c
index 2d1b15d..739e8cd 100644
--- a/block/noop-iosched.c
+++ b/block/noop-iosched.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static int noop_init_queue(struct request_queue *q, struct elevator_type *e)
 	if (!eq)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	nd = kmalloc_node(sizeof(*nd), GFP_KERNEL, q->node);
+	nd = kzalloc_node(sizeof(*nd), GFP_KERNEL, q->node);
 	if (!nd) {
 		kobject_put(&eq->kobj);
 		return -ENOMEM;
-- 
1.8.3.1

Re: [PATCH] block: convert kmalloc_node to kzalloc_node

[Jens Axboe]

On 4/8/19 8:48 AM, Tian Xianting wrote:
> Use kzalloc_node to zero allocated buffer, as deadline and cfq I/O
> scheduler initialization function (deadline_init_queue, cfq_init_queue)
> did.

noop doesn't exist in current kernels.

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Re:Re: [PATCH] block: convert kmalloc_node to kzalloc_node

[xianting_tian]

hi axboe,
thanks a lot for your reply, the patch is based on linux stable branch 4.20.17, i saw it was tagged with "EOL" at 2019-03-19. so it won't be maintained any more? 



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在 2019-04-08 23:02:09，"Jens Axboe" <axboe@kernel.dk> 写道：
>On 4/8/19 8:48 AM, Tian Xianting wrote:
>> Use kzalloc_node to zero allocated buffer, as deadline and cfq I/O
>> scheduler initialization function (deadline_init_queue, cfq_init_queue)
>> did.
>
>noop doesn't exist in current kernels.
>
>-- 
>Jens Axboe

Re: [PATCH] block: convert kmalloc_node to kzalloc_node

[Greg KH]

On Mon, Apr 08, 2019 at 10:48:22AM -0400, Tian Xianting wrote:
> Use kzalloc_node to zero allocated buffer, as deadline and cfq I/O
> scheduler initialization function (deadline_init_queue, cfq_init_queue)
> did.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tian Xianting <xianting_tian@126.com>
> ---
>  block/noop-iosched.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 

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This is not the correct way to submit patches for inclusion in the
stable kernel tree.  Please read:
    https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/stable-kernel-rules.html
for how to do this properly.

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