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Subject: Re: Input-gameport: Use kmalloc_array() in joydump_connect()
To: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
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>> * A multiplication for the size determination of a memory allocation
>>   indicated that an array data structure should be processed.
>>   Thus use the corresponding function "kmalloc_array".
>>
> 
> -ENOPARSE.

Do you find an other wording better?


The script "checkpatch.pl" can point information out like the following.

WARNING: Prefer kmalloc_array over kmalloc with multiply


Regards,
Markus