linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: Change kzalloc to kcalloc

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Date:	Thu, 24 Jul 2014 12:31:05 -0400
From:	Nick Krause <xerofoify@...il.com>
To:	Måns Rullgård <mans@...sr.com>
Cc:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>,
	paul.gortmaker@...driver.com, gang.chen.5i5j@...il.com,
	yongjun_wei@...ndmicro.com.cn,
	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>,
	tomas.winkler@...el.com,
	"devel@...verdev.osuosl.org" <devel@...verdev.osuosl.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: Change kzalloc to kcalloc

On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 12:15 PM, Måns Rullgård <mans@...sr.com> wrote:
> Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org> writes:
>
>> On Thu, 24 Jul 2014 10:47:25 -0400
>> Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org> wrote:
>>
>>> The three parameters are the number of elements, the size of each individual
>>> element, and then finally the flags used on how to allocate that memory.
>>> I have to say, you did get the flags part correct.
>>>
>>> Now lets look at what you did. For the size you had:
>>
>> That should have read "For the count you had:"
>>
>> Oh well, you get my point anyway.
>
> I have some doubts about the last bit.
>
> --
> Måns Rullgård
> mans@...sr.com


I am have this discussion with other kernel developers and just
because I send out
one patch as a newbie like this doesn't mean I don't known C.
Cheers Nick
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