[PATCH] mtd: rawnand: use kcalloc() instead of kzalloc()

Miquel Raynal miquel.raynal at bootlin.com
Mon Feb 24 07:40:10 PST 2025


On Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:19:43 -0500, Ethan Carter Edwards wrote:
> We are trying to get rid of all multiplications from allocation
> functions to prevent integer overflows[1]. Here the multiplication is
> obviously safe, but using kcalloc() is more appropriate and improves
> readability. This patch has no effect on runtime behavior.
> 
> Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/162 [1]
> Link: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/next/process/deprecated.html#open-coded-arithmetic-in-allocator-arguments
> 
> [...]

Applied to nand/next, thanks!

[1/1] mtd: rawnand: use kcalloc() instead of kzalloc()
      commit: 34684bb5e43609ba8ac1a54c4e585493c5486cab

Patche(s) should be available on mtd/linux.git and will be
part of the next PR (provided that no robot complains by then).

Kind regards,
Miquèl




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