linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] n2rng: Use devm_kcalloc() in n2rng

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Date:   Fri, 21 Apr 2017 21:16:13 +0800
From:   Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:     SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
Cc:     linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Matt Mackall <mpm@...enic.com>,
        Shannon Nelson <shannon.nelson@...cle.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] n2rng: Use devm_kcalloc() in n2rng_probe()

On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 11:10:07AM +0200, SF Markus Elfring wrote:
> From: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
> Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2017 10:30:47 +0200
> 
> * A multiplication for the size determination of a memory allocation
>   indicated that an array data structure should be processed.
>   Thus use the corresponding function "devm_kcalloc".
> 
> * Replace the specification of a data structure by a pointer dereference
>   to make the corresponding size determination a bit safer according to
>   the Linux coding style convention.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>

Patch applied.  Thanks.
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