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| From | Bjørn Mork <bjorn@mork.no> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.kernel |
| Subject | Re: [PATCH] usb: core: Do not use sizeof on pointer type |
| Date | 2016-04-22 09:00 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <rqDei-697-5@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <rqCie-5m3-13@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| Organization | m |
Vaishali Thakkar <vaishali.thakkar@oracle.com> writes: > When sizeof is applied to a pointer typed expression, it gives > the size of the pointer. So, do not use sizeof on pointer type. What if the intended result was the size of the pointer? > Problem found using Coccinelle. Yes, sure. But you cannot just blindly apply the result without reading and understanding the code. Bjørn
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[PATCH] usb: core: Do not use sizeof on pointer type Vaishali Thakkar <vaishali.thakkar@oracle.com> - 2016-04-22 08:00 +0200 Re: [PATCH] usb: core: Do not use sizeof on pointer type Bjørn Mork <bjorn@mork.no> - 2016-04-22 09:00 +0200 Re: [PATCH] usb: core: Do not use sizeof on pointer type Clemens Ladisch <clemens@ladisch.de> - 2016-04-22 09:00 +0200
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