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

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Date:	Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:12:57 +0100
From:	Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...23.retrosnub.co.uk>
To:	"Kim, Milo" <Milo.Kim@...com>
CC:	Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>,
	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: Re: [PATCH 1/2] iio: inkern: clear allocated memory

On 10/09/12 09:02, Kim, Milo wrote:
>   Use kzalloc() rathern than kmalloc() for initializing iio_dev and
>   iio_chan_spec.
Please state why.  I'm sure I can track it down, but it ought to be
in the commit comment.
>
> 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);
>
>

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