Re: [PATCH] ipw2200: Missing kmalloc check

[Takis <panagiotis.issaris@gmail.com>]

On 9/5/05, Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@gmail.com> wrote:
> >       rxq = (struct ipw_rx_queue *)kmalloc(sizeof(*rxq), GFP_KERNEL);
> >+      if (unlikely(!rxq)) {
> >+              IPW_ERROR("memory allocation failed\n");
> >+              return NULL;
> >+      }
> >       memset(rxq, 0, sizeof(*rxq));
> >
> >
> and use kzalloc instead of kmalloc and memset 0?

Yes, but Morton's tree hasn't got the ipw2200 yet, while Linus'
Linux-tree hasn't pulled in the patches containing kzalloc. I'll send
a new patch as soon as the kzalloc patch get in Linus' tree or ipw in
Marton's.

With friendly regards,
Takis
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