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SubjectRe: [PATCH] sd.c: handling resource allocation failure
On Wed, 23 Aug 2000, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> -static struct gendisk *sd_gendisks = &sd_gendisk;
> +static struct gendisk *sd_gendisks = NULL;

no need to set things to NULL, BSS is zero-cleared by the kernel on
boot. See the code in arch/i386/kernel/head.S (look for surprises)

> rscsi_disks = (Scsi_Disk *)
> kmalloc(sd_template.dev_max * sizeof(Scsi_Disk), GFP_ATOMIC);

no need to cast return from kmalloc, it returns (void *) and typecasts are
tiresome to eyes (human eyes, i.e.).

> sd_hardsizes = (int *) kmalloc((sd_template.dev_max << 4) * sizeof(int), GFP_ATOMIC);

same here and elsewhere, I know, it's not yours but while you are there,
please clean up.

regards,
Tigran

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