sizeof when applied to a pointer typed expression gives the size of the
pointer.
Found by coccinelle spatch "misc/noderef.cocci"
Signed-off-by: Thomas Meyer <tho...@m3y3r.de>
---
diff -u -p a/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/network.c
b/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/network.c
--- a/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/network.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/network.c
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ static int __init iss_net_setup(char *st
return 1;
}
- if ((new = alloc_bootmem(sizeof new)) == NULL) {
+ if ((new = alloc_bootmem(sizeof *new)) == NULL) {
printk("Alloc_bootmem failed\n");
return 1;
}
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