sizeof when applied to a pointer typed expression gives the size of the pointer. Found by coccinelle spatch "misc/noderef.cocci"
Signed-off-by: Thomas Meyer <tho...@m3y3r.de> --- diff -u -p a/arch/mips/bcm47xx/sprom.c b/arch/mips/bcm47xx/sprom.c --- a/arch/mips/bcm47xx/sprom.c +++ b/arch/mips/bcm47xx/sprom.c @@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static void nvram_read_alpha2(const char pr_warn("alpha2 is too long %s\n", buf); return; } - memcpy(val, buf, sizeof(val)); + memcpy(val, buf, sizeof(*val)); } static void bcm47xx_fill_sprom_r1234589(struct ssb_sprom *sprom, -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/