Re: [media] RedRat3: Use kcalloc() in two functions?

From	SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	Re: [media] RedRat3: Use kcalloc() in two functions?
Date	2016-10-14 07:50 +0200
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> Markus, please stop being _so_ mechanical and use your
> brain a little too.  By definition, sizeof(char) == 1.
> 
> This _really_ should be kzalloc(RR3_FW_VERSION_LEN + 1,...)

Do you expect that function call examples like the following will be equivalent?

	zbuffer = kzalloc(123, …);
	cbuffer = kcalloc(123, 1, …);

Regards,
Markus

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[PATCH 01/18] [media] RedRat3: Use kcalloc() in two functions SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2016-10-13 18:30 +0200
  Re: [PATCH 01/18] [media] RedRat3: Use kcalloc() in two functions Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> - 2016-10-13 18:40 +0200
    Re: [media] RedRat3: Use kcalloc() in two functions? SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2016-10-14 07:50 +0200

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