linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs: os_dep: Make use rtw

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Message-ID: <20190618065930.GB15358@kroah.com>
Date:   Tue, 18 Jun 2019 08:59:30 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Hariprasad Kelam <hariprasad.kelam@...il.com>
Cc:     Jeeeun Evans <jeeeunevans@...il.com>,
        Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>,
        Quytelda Kahja <quytelda@...alin.org>,
        Omer Efrat <omer.efrat@...demg.com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Puranjay Mohan <puranjay12@...il.com>,
        devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs: os_dep: Make use rtw_zmalloc

On Sun, Jun 16, 2019 at 10:46:19AM +0530, Hariprasad Kelam wrote:
> rtw_malloc with memset can be replaced with rtw_zmalloc.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Hariprasad Kelam <hariprasad.kelam@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c | 4 +---
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
> index 9bc6856..aa7cc50 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
> @@ -1078,12 +1078,10 @@ static int cfg80211_rtw_add_key(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *ndev,
>  	DBG_871X("pairwise =%d\n", pairwise);
>  
>  	param_len = sizeof(struct ieee_param) + params->key_len;
> -	param = rtw_malloc(param_len);
> +	param = rtw_zmalloc(param_len);


No, please call the "real" kernel function instead.

thanks,

greg k-h