Allocating an extra byte is not necessary here. The driver will check that the allocation is large enough to satisfy the IIO subsystem.
Signed-off-by: Russ Dill <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Zubair Lutfullah <[email protected]> --- drivers/iio/adc/ti_am335x_adc.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ti_am335x_adc.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ti_am335x_adc.c index c257169..21294f2 100644 --- a/drivers/iio/adc/ti_am335x_adc.c +++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ti_am335x_adc.c @@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ static void tiadc_poll_handler(struct work_struct *work_s) goto out; } - iBuf = kmalloc((fifo1count + 1) * sizeof(u32), GFP_KERNEL); + iBuf = kmalloc((fifo1count) * sizeof(u32), GFP_KERNEL); if (iBuf == NULL) goto out; /* -- 1.7.9.5 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

