linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.19-mm1: gotemp: memset(..., 0) error

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Date:	Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:50:59 -0800
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.19-mm1: gotemp: memset(..., 0) error

On Wed, Dec 13, 2006 at 02:05:59PM +0100, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> <--  snip  -->
> 
> ...
> NOT FOR MAINLINE!
> 
> This is for the driver tutorial I give.  It will not be included in the
> mainline kernel tree ever.  Use the ldusb driver that is already there
> instead for this device.
> 
> This is only a teaching tool.
> ...
> +       pkt = kmalloc(sizeof(*pkt), GFP_ATOMIC);
> +       if (!pkt)
> +               return -ENOMEM;
> +       memset(pkt, sizeof(*pkt), 0x00);
> ...
> 
> <--  snip  -->
> 
> 
> Lesson 1:
> Write an USB driver.
> 
> Lesson 2:
> Correct the memset() argument order or use kzalloc().

Heh, thanks, I've now fixed that up in my tree.

greg k-h
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