linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] Add support for monitoring Chrome OS firmware signals

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Message-ID: <565EBC60.7020404@collabora.co.uk>
Date:	Wed, 02 Dec 2015 09:39:44 +0000
From:	Martyn Welch <martyn.welch@...labora.co.uk>
To:	Jeremiah Mahler <jmmahler@...il.com>,
	Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] Add support for monitoring Chrome OS firmware signals



On 02/12/15 06:08, Jeremiah Mahler wrote:
> Martyn,
>
> On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 08:19:46PM +0000, Martyn Welch wrote:
>> Select Chromebooks have gpio attached to signals used to cause the firmware
>> to enter alternative modes of operation and/or control other device
> [...]
>> +
>> +static int chromeos_firmware_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>> +{
>> +	int err;
>> +	struct chromeos_firmware_data *gpios;
>> +
>> +	gpios = devm_kmalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(gpios), GFP_KERNEL);
>
> Should this be 'sizeof(*gpios)' so it allocates enough room for the
> entire struct instead of just the pointer?
>

Yes, you're right, it should.

Martyn
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