Re: [PATCH 2/2] crypto: omap: Improve a size determination in three functions

From: SF Markus Elfring
Date: Fri Feb 23 2018 - 02:32:34 EST


>> @@ -1032,14 +1032,13 @@ static int omap_aes_get_res_pdev(struct omap_aes_dev *dd,
>> static int omap_aes_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>> {
>> struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
>> - struct omap_aes_dev *dd;
>> struct crypto_alg *algp;
>> struct aead_alg *aalg;
>> struct resource res;
>> int err = -ENOMEM, i, j, irq = -1;
>> u32 reg;
>> + struct omap_aes_dev *dd = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*dd), GFP_KERNEL);
>>
>> - dd = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(struct omap_aes_dev), GFP_KERNEL);
>
> I'm fine with sizeof(*dd)

Thanks for your feedback.


> but please don't combine the allocation with the declaration.

Why do you not like such an implementation detail?

Regards,
Markus