[PATCH 1/5] arch/arm: Correct NULL test

H Hartley Sweeten hartleys at visionengravers.com
Mon Dec 28 11:24:19 EST 2009


On Sunday, December 27, 2009 3:08 PM, Julia Lawall wrote:
>>>  	dbgfs_chan = kmalloc(sizeof(*dbgfs_state) * num_dma_channels,
>>>  			     GFP_KERNEL);
>>> -	if (!dbgfs_state)
>>> +	if (!dbgfs_chan)
>>>  		goto err_alloc;
>> Shouldn't the malloc line read:
>> 
>> 	... = kmalloc(sizeof(*dbgfs_chan) * ...)
>> 	                      ^^^^^^^^^^
>> 
>> ?
>
> Good point, thanks.  I will send a revised patch.

Wouldn't this be clearer?

	... = kmalloc(sizeof(struct dentry) * ...)

Regards,
Hartley



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