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[PATCH 01/24] ste_dma40: Use kmalloc_array() in d40_lcla_allocate()

From SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject [PATCH 01/24] ste_dma40: Use kmalloc_array() in d40_lcla_allocate()
Date 2016-09-17 17:10 +0200
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From: Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net>
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2016 17:56:07 +0200

* A multiplication for the size determination of a memory allocation
  indicated that an array data structure should be processed.
  Thus use the corresponding function "kmalloc_array".

  This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software.

* Replace the specification of a data type by a pointer dereference
  to make the corresponding size determination a bit safer according to
  the Linux coding style convention.

Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net>
---
 drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c b/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c
index 73203ac..fbebeff 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c
@@ -3409,9 +3409,9 @@ static int __init d40_lcla_allocate(struct d40_base *base)
 	 * To full fill this hardware requirement without wasting 256 kb
 	 * we allocate pages until we get an aligned one.
 	 */
-	page_list = kmalloc(sizeof(unsigned long) * MAX_LCLA_ALLOC_ATTEMPTS,
-			    GFP_KERNEL);
-
+	page_list = kmalloc_array(MAX_LCLA_ALLOC_ATTEMPTS,
+				  sizeof(*page_list),
+				  GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!page_list) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto failure;
-- 
2.10.0

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[PATCH 00/24] ste_dma40: Fine-tuning for several function  implementations SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2016-09-17 17:10 +0200
  [PATCH 01/24] ste_dma40: Use kmalloc_array() in d40_lcla_allocate() SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2016-09-17 17:10 +0200
  [PATCH 02/24] ste_dma40: Return directly after a failed  kmalloc_array() SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2016-09-17 17:10 +0200
  [PATCH 03/24] ste_dma40: Rename a jump label in d40_lcla_allocate() SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2016-09-17 17:20 +0200
  [PATCH 06/24] ste_dma40: Replace four kzalloc() calls by kcalloc() in  d40_hw_detect_init() SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2016-09-17 17:20 +0200
  [PATCH 08/24] ste_dma40: Less checks in d40_hw_detect_init() after  error detection SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2016-09-17 17:20 +0200
  [PATCH 05/24] ste_dma40: Improve a size determination in  d40_of_probe() SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2016-09-17 17:20 +0200
  [PATCH 07/24] ste_dma40: Use kmalloc_array() in d40_hw_detect_init() SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2016-09-17 17:20 +0200
  [PATCH 04/24] ste_dma40: Move an assignment in d40_lcla_allocate() SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2016-09-17 17:20 +0200
  [PATCH 09/24] ste_dma40: Delete unnecessary variable initialisations  in d40_hw_detect_init() SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2016-09-17 17:20 +0200
  [PATCH 10/24] ste_dma40: Adjust the position of a jump label in  d40_probe() SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2016-09-17 17:20 +0200
  [PATCH 12/24] ste_dma40: Rename jump labels in d40_dmaengine_init() SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2016-09-17 17:30 +0200
  [PATCH 17/24] ste_dma40: Move an assignment in d40_prep_desc() SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2016-09-17 17:30 +0200
  [PATCH 14/24] ste_dma40: One check less in d40_prep_sg() after error  detection SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2016-09-17 17:30 +0200
  [PATCH 16/24] ste_dma40: Rename a jump label in d40_prep_desc() SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2016-09-17 17:30 +0200
  [PATCH 11/24] ste_dma40: Rename a jump label in d40_probe() SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2016-09-17 17:30 +0200
  [PATCH 13/24] ste_dma40: Rename a jump label in  d40_alloc_chan_resources() SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2016-09-17 17:30 +0200
  [PATCH 15/24] ste_dma40: Move two assignments in d40_prep_sg() SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2016-09-17 17:30 +0200
  [PATCH 21/24] ste_dma40: Rename jump labels in d40_alloc_mask_set() SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2016-09-17 17:40 +0200
  [PATCH 18/24] ste_dma40: Rename a jump label in d40_is_paused() SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2016-09-17 17:40 +0200
  [PATCH 22/24] ste_dma40: Rename a jump label in dma_tasklet() SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2016-09-17 17:40 +0200
  [PATCH 20/24] ste_dma40: Rename a jump label in d40_alloc_mask_free() SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2016-09-17 17:40 +0200
  [PATCH 24/24] ste_dma40: Rename a jump label in d40_log_lli_to_lcxa() SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2016-09-17 17:40 +0200
  [PATCH 19/24] ste_dma40: Rename a jump label in d40_free_dma() SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2016-09-17 17:40 +0200
  [PATCH 23/24] ste_dma40: Rename a jump label in  __d40_execute_command_phy() SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2016-09-17 17:40 +0200
  Re: [PATCH 00/24] ste_dma40: Fine-tuning for several function implementations Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org> - 2016-09-23 11:50 +0200

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