linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/5] IB/qib: Adjust two size determinations in qib_init

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Date:   Wed, 5 Apr 2017 15:10:14 +0000
From:   Bart Van Assche <Bart.VanAssche@...disk.com>
To:     "hal.rosenstock@...il.com" <hal.rosenstock@...il.com>,
        "elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net" <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>,
        "linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org" <linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org>,
        "infinipath@...el.com" <infinipath@...el.com>,
        "dledford@...hat.com" <dledford@...hat.com>,
        "sean.hefty@...el.com" <sean.hefty@...el.com>
CC:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org" <kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] IB/qib: Adjust two size determinations in
 qib_init_pportdata()

On Wed, 2017-04-05 at 15:55 +0200, SF Markus Elfring wrote:
> -	size = sizeof(struct ib_cc_congestion_setting_attr);
> -	ppd->congestion_entries_shadow = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
> +	ppd->congestion_entries_shadow = kzalloc(sizeof(*ppd
> +							->congestion_entries_shadow),
> +						 GFP_KERNEL);

The way how the above line has been split looks really weird. Please
move the entire kzalloc() call to the next line such that "*ppd" and
"->congestion_entries_shadow" appear on the same line.

Thanks,

Bart.