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    SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/5] [media] winbond-cir: Use kmalloc_array() in wbcir_tx()
    October 14, 2016 1:41 PM, "SF Markus Elfring" <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> wrote:
    > From: Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net>
    > Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2016 07:19:00 +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.
    >
    > Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net>

    Sure...why not...

    Signed-off-by: David Härdeman <david@hardeman.nu>


    > ---
    > drivers/media/rc/winbond-cir.c | 2 +-
    > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
    >
    > diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/winbond-cir.c b/drivers/media/rc/winbond-cir.c
    > index 95ae60e..59050f5 100644
    > --- a/drivers/media/rc/winbond-cir.c
    > +++ b/drivers/media/rc/winbond-cir.c
    > @@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ wbcir_tx(struct rc_dev *dev, unsigned *b, unsigned count)
    > unsigned i;
    > unsigned long flags;
    >
    > - buf = kmalloc(count * sizeof(*b), GFP_KERNEL);
    > + buf = kmalloc_array(count, sizeof(*b), GFP_KERNEL);
    > if (!buf)
    > return -ENOMEM;
    >
    > --
    > 2.10.1

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