Re: [PATCH] fs: Convert kmalloc()+memset() combo to kzalloc().

From: Alan
Date: Sun Dec 03 2006 - 11:34:13 EST


> if (!p) {
> - p = kmalloc(sizeof(*p), GFP_KERNEL);
> + p = kzalloc(sizeof(*p), GFP_KERNEL);
> if (!p)
> return -ENOMEM;
> file->private_data = p;
> }
> - memset(p, 0, sizeof(*p));
> mutex_init(&p->lock);
> p->op = op;


NAK

If p was already set (ie private data existed) the old code zeroed it,
your code does not, but only zeroes the new stuff.

Alan
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