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diff --git a/Documentation/CodingStyle b/Documentation/CodingStyle index c58b236bbe04..cb9258b8fd35 100644 --- a/Documentation/CodingStyle +++ b/Documentation/CodingStyle @@ -671,8 +671,9 @@ ones already enabled by DEBUG. Chapter 14: Allocating memory The kernel provides the following general purpose memory allocators: -kmalloc(), kzalloc(), kcalloc(), vmalloc(), and vzalloc(). Please refer to -the API documentation for further information about them. +kmalloc(), kzalloc(), kmalloc_array(), kcalloc(), vmalloc(), and +vzalloc(). Please refer to the API documentation for further information +about them. The preferred form for passing a size of a struct is the following: @@ -686,6 +687,17 @@ Casting the return value which is a void pointer is redundant. The conversion from void pointer to any other pointer type is guaranteed by the C programming language. +The preferred form for allocating an array is the following: + + p = kmalloc_array(n, sizeof(...), ...); + +The preferred form for allocating a zeroed array is the following: + + p = kcalloc(n, sizeof(...), ...); + +Both forms check for overflow on the allocation size n * sizeof(...), +and return NULL if that occurred. + Chapter 15: The inline disease |