The advantage of kcalloc is, that will prevent integer overflows which could
result from the multiplication of number of elements and size and it is also
a bit nicer to read.
Signed-off-by: Djordje Zekovic <d...@zeko.me>
---
drivers/staging/usbip/stub_tx.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/usbip/stub_tx.c b/drivers/staging/usbip/stub_tx.c
index 1622563..4994090 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/usbip/stub_tx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/usbip/stub_tx.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ static int stub_send_ret_submit(struct stub_device *sdev)
else
iovnum = 2;
- iov = kzalloc(iovnum * sizeof(struct kvec), GFP_KERNEL);
+ iov = kcalloc(iovnum * sizeof(struct kvec), GFP_KERNEL);
if (!iov) {
usbip_event_add(&sdev->ud, SDEV_EVENT_ERROR_MALLOC);
--
1.8.5.2
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