Re: [PATCH] drivers: Conversions from kmalloc+memset to k(z|c)alloc.

[Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>]

Pekka Enberg wrote:
> On 7/21/06, Rolf Eike Beer <eike-kernel@sf-tec.de> wrote:
> > > -     if (!(handle = kmalloc(sizeof(struct input_handle), GFP_KERNEL)))
> > > +     handle = kzalloc(sizeof(struct input_handle), GFP_KERNEL);
> > > +     if (!handle)
> > >               return NULL;
> >
> > sizeof(*handle)?
>
> In general, yes. However, some maintainers don't like that, so I would
> recommend to keep them as-is unless you get a clear ack from the
> maintainer to change it.

Strongly agreed.  Follow the style of the existing code as closely as 
possible, and resist the temptation of making little "improvements" 
while you are doing a task...

	Jeff



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