linux-kernel - [PATCH] auxdisplay: Use sizeof(*pointer) instead of sizeof(type)

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Date: Sun,  2 Jun 2024 10:49:22 +0200
From: Erick Archer <erick.archer@...look.com>
To: Andy Shevchenko <andy@...nel.org>,
	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
	Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de>,
	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
	"Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>,
	Justin Stitt <justinstitt@...gle.com>
Cc: Erick Archer <erick.archer@...look.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] auxdisplay: Use sizeof(*pointer) instead of sizeof(type)

It is preferred to use sizeof(*pointer) instead of sizeof(type)
due to the type of the variable can change and one needs not
change the former (unlike the latter). This patch has no effect
on runtime behavior.

Signed-off-by: Erick Archer <erick.archer@...look.com>
---
 drivers/auxdisplay/arm-charlcd.c | 2 +-
 drivers/auxdisplay/hd44780.c     | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/auxdisplay/arm-charlcd.c b/drivers/auxdisplay/arm-charlcd.c
index 0b1c99cca733..a7eae99a48f7 100644
--- a/drivers/auxdisplay/arm-charlcd.c
+++ b/drivers/auxdisplay/arm-charlcd.c
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ static int __init charlcd_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct charlcd *lcd;
 	struct resource *res;
 
-	lcd = kzalloc(sizeof(struct charlcd), GFP_KERNEL);
+	lcd = kzalloc(sizeof(*lcd), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!lcd)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/drivers/auxdisplay/hd44780.c b/drivers/auxdisplay/hd44780.c
index 7ac0b1b1d548..025dc6855cb2 100644
--- a/drivers/auxdisplay/hd44780.c
+++ b/drivers/auxdisplay/hd44780.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ static int hd44780_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!lcd)
 		goto fail1;
 
-	hd = kzalloc(sizeof(struct hd44780), GFP_KERNEL);
+	hd = kzalloc(sizeof(*hd), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!hd)
 		goto fail2;
 
-- 
2.25.1