Re: [PATCH] vmwgfx: Use kcalloc instead of kzalloc to allocate array
Reviewed-by: Jakob Bornecrantz - Original Message - > The advantage of kcalloc is, that will prevent integer overflows > which could result from the multiplication of number of elements > and size and it is also a bit nicer to read. > > The semantic patch that makes this change is available > in https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/11/25/107 > > Signed-off-by: Thomas Meyer > --- > > diff -u -p a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ioctl.c > b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ioctl.c > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ioctl.c 2011-11-13 > 11:07:24.343455126 +0100 > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ioctl.c 2011-11-28 > 19:50:07.413502824 +0100 > @@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ int vmw_present_ioctl(struct drm_device > goto out_clips; > } > > - clips = kzalloc(num_clips * sizeof(*clips), GFP_KERNEL); > + clips = kcalloc(num_clips, sizeof(*clips), GFP_KERNEL); > if (clips == NULL) { > DRM_ERROR("Failed to allocate clip rect list.\n"); > ret = -ENOMEM; > @@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ int vmw_present_readback_ioctl(struct dr > goto out_clips; > } > > - clips = kzalloc(num_clips * sizeof(*clips), GFP_KERNEL); > + clips = kcalloc(num_clips, sizeof(*clips), GFP_KERNEL); > if (clips == NULL) { > DRM_ERROR("Failed to allocate clip rect list.\n"); > ret = -ENOMEM; ___ dri-devel mailing list dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/dri-devel
[PATCH] vmwgfx: Use kcalloc instead of kzalloc to allocate array
Reviewed-by: Jakob Bornecrantz - Original Message - > The advantage of kcalloc is, that will prevent integer overflows > which could result from the multiplication of number of elements > and size and it is also a bit nicer to read. > > The semantic patch that makes this change is available > in https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/11/25/107 > > Signed-off-by: Thomas Meyer > --- > > diff -u -p a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ioctl.c > b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ioctl.c > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ioctl.c 2011-11-13 > 11:07:24.343455126 +0100 > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ioctl.c 2011-11-28 > 19:50:07.413502824 +0100 > @@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ int vmw_present_ioctl(struct drm_device > goto out_clips; > } > > - clips = kzalloc(num_clips * sizeof(*clips), GFP_KERNEL); > + clips = kcalloc(num_clips, sizeof(*clips), GFP_KERNEL); > if (clips == NULL) { > DRM_ERROR("Failed to allocate clip rect list.\n"); > ret = -ENOMEM; > @@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ int vmw_present_readback_ioctl(struct dr > goto out_clips; > } > > - clips = kzalloc(num_clips * sizeof(*clips), GFP_KERNEL); > + clips = kcalloc(num_clips, sizeof(*clips), GFP_KERNEL); > if (clips == NULL) { > DRM_ERROR("Failed to allocate clip rect list.\n"); > ret = -ENOMEM;
[PATCH] vmwgfx: Use kcalloc instead of kzalloc to allocate array
The advantage of kcalloc is, that will prevent integer overflows which could result from the multiplication of number of elements and size and it is also a bit nicer to read. The semantic patch that makes this change is available in https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/11/25/107 Signed-off-by: Thomas Meyer --- diff -u -p a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ioctl.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ioctl.c --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ioctl.c 2011-11-13 11:07:24.343455126 +0100 +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ioctl.c 2011-11-28 19:50:07.413502824 +0100 @@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ int vmw_present_ioctl(struct drm_device goto out_clips; } - clips = kzalloc(num_clips * sizeof(*clips), GFP_KERNEL); + clips = kcalloc(num_clips, sizeof(*clips), GFP_KERNEL); if (clips == NULL) { DRM_ERROR("Failed to allocate clip rect list.\n"); ret = -ENOMEM; @@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ int vmw_present_readback_ioctl(struct dr goto out_clips; } - clips = kzalloc(num_clips * sizeof(*clips), GFP_KERNEL); + clips = kcalloc(num_clips, sizeof(*clips), GFP_KERNEL); if (clips == NULL) { DRM_ERROR("Failed to allocate clip rect list.\n"); ret = -ENOMEM; ___ dri-devel mailing list dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/dri-devel
[PATCH] vmwgfx: Use kcalloc instead of kzalloc to allocate array
The advantage of kcalloc is, that will prevent integer overflows which could result from the multiplication of number of elements and size and it is also a bit nicer to read. The semantic patch that makes this change is available in https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/11/25/107 Signed-off-by: Thomas Meyer --- diff -u -p a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ioctl.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ioctl.c --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ioctl.c 2011-11-13 11:07:24.343455126 +0100 +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ioctl.c 2011-11-28 19:50:07.413502824 +0100 @@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ int vmw_present_ioctl(struct drm_device goto out_clips; } - clips = kzalloc(num_clips * sizeof(*clips), GFP_KERNEL); + clips = kcalloc(num_clips, sizeof(*clips), GFP_KERNEL); if (clips == NULL) { DRM_ERROR("Failed to allocate clip rect list.\n"); ret = -ENOMEM; @@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ int vmw_present_readback_ioctl(struct dr goto out_clips; } - clips = kzalloc(num_clips * sizeof(*clips), GFP_KERNEL); + clips = kcalloc(num_clips, sizeof(*clips), GFP_KERNEL); if (clips == NULL) { DRM_ERROR("Failed to allocate clip rect list.\n"); ret = -ENOMEM;