From: kbuild test robot <fengguang...@intel.com> Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2017 08:20:07 +0800
> drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_dcbx.c:1267:13-20: WARNING: kzalloc > should be used for dcbx_info, instead of kmalloc/memset > > > Use kzalloc rather than kmalloc followed by memset with 0 > > This considers some simple cases that are common and easy to validate > Note in particular that there are no ...s in the rule, so all of the > matched code has to be contiguous > > Generated by: scripts/coccinelle/api/alloc/kzalloc-simple.cocci > > CC: sudarsana.kall...@cavium.com <sudarsana.kall...@cavium.com> > Signed-off-by: Fengguang Wu <fengguang...@intel.com> I intentionally let this change happen. It was less risky than asking the submitter who introduced it to make another respin to keep the kzalloc().
