When sizeof is applied to a pointer typed expression, it gives the size of the pointer. So, do not use sizeof on pointer type.
Problem found using Coccinelle. Signed-off-by: Vaishali Thakkar <vaishali.thak...@oracle.com> --- drivers/usb/core/hcd.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c b/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c index 2ca2cef..2aa352d 100644 --- a/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c +++ b/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c @@ -1386,7 +1386,7 @@ static int hcd_alloc_coherent(struct usb_bus *bus, return -EFAULT; } - vaddr = hcd_buffer_alloc(bus, size + sizeof(vaddr), + vaddr = hcd_buffer_alloc(bus, size + sizeof(*vaddr), mem_flags, dma_handle); if (!vaddr) return -ENOMEM; -- 2.1.4