linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net: hns3: use kcalloc() instead of kzalloc()

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Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2025 00:20:15 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Qianfeng Rong <rongqianfeng@...o.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: hns3: use kcalloc() instead of kzalloc()

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Mon, 25 Aug 2025 22:27:52 +0800 you wrote:
> As noted in the kernel documentation [1], open-coded multiplication in
> allocator arguments is discouraged because it can lead to integer overflow.
> 
> Use devm_kcalloc() to gain built-in overflow protection, making memory
> allocation safer when calculating allocation size compared to explicit
> multiplication.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - net: hns3: use kcalloc() instead of kzalloc()
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/7e484a97f6d5

You are awesome, thank you!
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