linux-kernel - [PATCH linux-next] scsi/csiostor: fix application of sizeof to pointer

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Date:   Thu, 19 Aug 2021 20:00:14 -0700
From:   CGEL <cgel.zte@...il.com>
To:     "James E . J . Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>
Cc:     "Martin K . Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        jing yangyang <jing.yangyang@....com.cn>,
        Zeal Robot <zealci@....com.cn>
Subject: [PATCH linux-next] scsi/csiostor: fix application of sizeof to pointer

From: jing yangyang <jing.yangyang@....com.cn>

sizeof when applied to a pointer typed expression gives the size of
the pointer.

./drivers/scsi/csiostor/csio_mb.c:1554:46-52: ERROR application of sizeof to pointer

This issue was detected with the help of Coccinelle.

Reported-by: Zeal Robot <zealci@....com.cn>
Signed-off-by: jing yangyang <jing.yangyang@....com.cn>
---
 drivers/scsi/csiostor/csio_mb.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/csiostor/csio_mb.c b/drivers/scsi/csiostor/csio_mb.c
index 94810b1..4df8a4d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/csiostor/csio_mb.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/csiostor/csio_mb.c
@@ -1551,7 +1551,7 @@ enum fw_retval
 		 * Enqueue event to EventQ. Events processing happens
 		 * in Event worker thread context
 		 */
-		if (csio_enqueue_evt(hw, CSIO_EVT_MBX, mbp, sizeof(mbp)))
+		if (csio_enqueue_evt(hw, CSIO_EVT_MBX, mbp, sizeof(*mbp)))
 			CSIO_INC_STATS(hw, n_evt_drop);
 
 		return 0;
-- 
1.8.3.1