[PATCH] staging: fluke_gpib: use kzalloc instead of kmalloc + memset

From: Tomasz Sadowski

Date: Wed Nov 26 2025 - 10:55:18 EST


> You did not specify a description of why the patch is needed, or
> possibly, any description at all, in the email body. [...]

Thanks, the commit message now includes a proper description.
The patch itself has not changed.

I also realized that the previous subject line might have been incorrect.
The correct subject should be:

staging: gpib: eastwood: use kzalloc instead of kmalloc + memset

Use kzalloc() instead of kmalloc() + memset() to simplify memory allocation.

Also use sizeof(*board->private_data) instead of repeating the struct name.
This avoids duplication and keeps the code correct if the struct name
changes in the future.

Signed-off-by: Tomasz Sadowski <tsdwski@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/staging/gpib/eastwood/fluke_gpib.c | 3 +--
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/gpib/eastwood/fluke_gpib.c b/drivers/staging/gpib/eastwood/fluke_gpib.c
index 3ae848e3f738..2b6ba7882dba 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gpib/eastwood/fluke_gpib.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gpib/eastwood/fluke_gpib.c
@@ -853,11 +853,10 @@ static int fluke_allocate_private(struct gpib_board *board)
{
struct fluke_priv *priv;

- board->private_data = kmalloc(sizeof(struct fluke_priv), GFP_KERNEL);
+ board->private_data = kzalloc(sizeof(*board->private_data), GFP_KERNEL);
if (!board->private_data)
return -ENOMEM;
priv = board->private_data;
- memset(priv, 0, sizeof(struct fluke_priv));
init_nec7210_private(&priv->nec7210_priv);
priv->dma_buffer_size = 0x7ff;
priv->dma_buffer = kmalloc(priv->dma_buffer_size, GFP_KERNEL);
--
2.52.0