auxdisplay: Use sizeof(*pointer) instead of sizeof(type)

It is preferred to use sizeof(*pointer) instead of sizeof(type)
due to the type of the variable can change and one needs not
change the former (unlike the latter). This patch has no effect
on runtime behavior.

Signed-off-by: Erick Archer <erick.archer@outlook.com>
Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>

diff --git a/drivers/auxdisplay/arm-charlcd.c b/drivers/auxdisplay/arm-charlcd.c
index 0b1c99c..a7eae99 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/auxdisplay/arm-charlcd.c
+++ b/drivers/auxdisplay/arm-charlcd.c
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ static int __init charlcd_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
        struct charlcd *lcd;
        struct resource *res;
 
-       lcd = kzalloc(sizeof(struct charlcd), GFP_KERNEL);
+       lcd = kzalloc(sizeof(*lcd), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!lcd)
                return -ENOMEM;
 

diff --git a/drivers/auxdisplay/hd44780.c b/drivers/auxdisplay/hd44780.c
index 7ac0b1b..025dc68 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/auxdisplay/hd44780.c
+++ b/drivers/auxdisplay/hd44780.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ static int hd44780_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
        if (!lcd)
                goto fail1;
 
-       hd = kzalloc(sizeof(struct hd44780), GFP_KERNEL);
+       hd = kzalloc(sizeof(*hd), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!hd)
                goto fail2;