linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: unisys: kmalloc/memset to kzalloc conversation

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Date:	Tue, 18 Mar 2014 13:41:07 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Silvio F <silvio.fricke@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, daeseok.youn@...il.com,
	silvio@...t1024.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: unisys: kmalloc/memset to kzalloc conversation

On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 09:07:51PM +0100, Silvio F wrote:
> This patch solves the Coccinelle warning: "kzalloc should be used
> instead of kmalloc/memset"
> 
> This patch is a fixup for
> 
> 	linux-next: 97a84f1203786985856a0d4b49b1d7cc387238ce
> 	"Staging: unisys: Replace kmalloc/memset with kzalloc"
> 
> Signed-off-by: Silvio F <silvio.fricke@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/unisys/include/uisutils.h           | 5 +----
>  drivers/staging/unisys/virthba/virthba.c            | 3 +--
>  drivers/staging/unisys/virtpci/virtpci.c            | 3 +--
>  drivers/staging/unisys/visorutil/memregion_direct.c | 5 ++---
>  drivers/staging/unisys/visorutil/periodic_work.c    | 5 ++---
>  5 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

If you don't cc: the maintainers of the code, they will never see this
and it can't be applied :(

Care to resend it properly?

thanks,

greg k-h
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