linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] IB/qib: Use kcalloc instead of kzalloc to allocate array

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Date:	Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:46:25 -0800
From:	Mike Marciniszyn <mike.marciniszyn@...gic.com>
To:	Thomas Meyer <thomas@...3r.de>
CC:	"linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org" <linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] IB/qib: Use kcalloc instead of kzalloc to allocate array

> Subject: [PATCH] IB/qib: Use kcalloc instead of kzalloc to allocate
> array
>
> 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.
>
> The semantic patch that makes this change is available
> in https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/11/25/107
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Meyer <thomas@...3r.de>

Thanks for the patch!

Acked-by: Mike Marciniszyn <mike.marciniszyn@...gic.com>

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