linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/2] iio: inkern: clear allocated memory

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Date:	Mon, 10 Sep 2012 08:02:20 +0000
From:	"Kim, Milo" <Milo.Kim@...com>
To:	Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>
CC:	Jonathan Cameron <jic23@....ac.uk>,
	Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
	"linux-iio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-iio@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] iio: inkern: clear allocated memory

 Use kzalloc() rathern than kmalloc() for initializing iio_dev and
 iio_chan_spec.

Signed-off-by: Milo(Woogyom) Kim <milo.kim@...com>
---
 drivers/iio/inkern.c |    2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/iio/inkern.c b/drivers/iio/inkern.c
index b5afc2f..1faa240 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/inkern.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/inkern.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ struct iio_channel *iio_channel_get(const char *name, const char *channel_name)
 	if (c == NULL)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 
-	channel = kmalloc(sizeof(*channel), GFP_KERNEL);
+	channel = kzalloc(sizeof(*channel), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (channel == NULL)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-- 
1.7.9.5


Best Regards,
Milo


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