Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs: os_dep: Make use rtw_zmalloc

From: Greg Kroah-Hartman
Date: Tue Jun 18 2019 - 03:04:33 EST


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@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> 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