Re: [FIRST-PATCH] staging : gpib : agilent_82350b : agilent_82350b.c : fixes checks on the file

Hi Rujra,

kernel test robot noticed the following build errors:

[auto build test ERROR on staging/staging-testing]
[also build test ERROR on staging/staging-next staging/staging-linus linus/master v6.15-rc5 next-20250506]
[If your patch is applied to the wrong git tree, kindly drop us a note.
And when submitting patch, we suggest to use '--base' as documented in
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url:    https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Rujra-Bhatt/staging-gpib-agilent_82350b-agilent_82350b-c-fixes-checks-on-the-file/20250416-205032
base:   staging/staging-testing
patch link:    https://lore.kernel.org/r/Z_-nR5Vt2A5kvbro%40brak3rDesk
patch subject: [FIRST-PATCH] staging : gpib : agilent_82350b : agilent_82350b.c : fixes checks on the file
config: x86_64-randconfig-002-20250424 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20250507/[email protected]/config)
compiler: gcc-12 (Debian 12.2.0-14) 12.2.0
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20250507/[email protected]/reproduce)

If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <[email protected]>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/[email protected]/

All errors (new ones prefixed by >>):

   In file included from include/linux/percpu.h:5,
                    from include/linux/radix-tree.h:16,
                    from include/linux/idr.h:15,
                    from include/linux/kernfs.h:12,
                    from include/linux/sysfs.h:16,
                    from include/linux/kobject.h:20,
                    from include/linux/energy_model.h:7,
                    from include/linux/device.h:16,
                    from drivers/staging/gpib/include/gpib_types.h:18,
                    from drivers/staging/gpib/include/gpibP.h:12,
                    from drivers/staging/gpib/agilent_82350b/agilent_82350b.h:7,
                    from drivers/staging/gpib/agilent_82350b/agilent_82350b.c:11:
   drivers/staging/gpib/agilent_82350b/agilent_82350b.c: In function 'agilent_82350b_allocate_private':
>> drivers/staging/gpib/agilent_82350b/agilent_82350b.c:482:53: error: expected '{' before '*' token
     482 |         board->private_data = kzalloc(sizeof(struct * board->private_data), GFP_KERNEL);
         |                                                     ^
   include/linux/alloc_tag.h:227:16: note: in definition of macro 'alloc_hooks_tag'
     227 |         typeof(_do_alloc) _res;                                         \
         |                ^~~~~~~~~
   include/linux/slab.h:1041:49: note: in expansion of macro 'alloc_hooks'
    1041 | #define kzalloc(...)                            alloc_hooks(kzalloc_noprof(__VA_ARGS__))
         |                                                 ^~~~~~~~~~~
   drivers/staging/gpib/agilent_82350b/agilent_82350b.c:482:31: note: in expansion of macro 'kzalloc'
     482 |         board->private_data = kzalloc(sizeof(struct * board->private_data), GFP_KERNEL);
         |                               ^~~~~~~
>> drivers/staging/gpib/agilent_82350b/agilent_82350b.c:482:53: error: expected '{' before '*' token
     482 |         board->private_data = kzalloc(sizeof(struct * board->private_data), GFP_KERNEL);
         |                                                     ^
   include/linux/alloc_tag.h:231:24: note: in definition of macro 'alloc_hooks_tag'
     231 |                 _res = _do_alloc;                                       \
         |                        ^~~~~~~~~
   include/linux/slab.h:1041:49: note: in expansion of macro 'alloc_hooks'
    1041 | #define kzalloc(...)                            alloc_hooks(kzalloc_noprof(__VA_ARGS__))
         |                                                 ^~~~~~~~~~~
   drivers/staging/gpib/agilent_82350b/agilent_82350b.c:482:31: note: in expansion of macro 'kzalloc'
     482 |         board->private_data = kzalloc(sizeof(struct * board->private_data), GFP_KERNEL);
         |                               ^~~~~~~
>> drivers/staging/gpib/agilent_82350b/agilent_82350b.c:482:53: error: expected '{' before '*' token
     482 |         board->private_data = kzalloc(sizeof(struct * board->private_data), GFP_KERNEL);
         |                                                     ^
   include/linux/alloc_tag.h:234:24: note: in definition of macro 'alloc_hooks_tag'
     234 |                 _res = _do_alloc;                                       \
         |                        ^~~~~~~~~
   include/linux/slab.h:1041:49: note: in expansion of macro 'alloc_hooks'
    1041 | #define kzalloc(...)                            alloc_hooks(kzalloc_noprof(__VA_ARGS__))
         |                                                 ^~~~~~~~~~~
   drivers/staging/gpib/agilent_82350b/agilent_82350b.c:482:31: note: in expansion of macro 'kzalloc'
     482 |         board->private_data = kzalloc(sizeof(struct * board->private_data), GFP_KERNEL);
         |                               ^~~~~~~
   drivers/staging/gpib/agilent_82350b/agilent_82350b.c:482:29: warning: assignment to 'void *' from 'int' makes pointer from integer without a cast [-Wint-conversion]
     482 |         board->private_data = kzalloc(sizeof(struct * board->private_data), GFP_KERNEL);
         |                             ^


vim +482 drivers/staging/gpib/agilent_82350b/agilent_82350b.c

   479	
   480	static int agilent_82350b_allocate_private(struct gpib_board *board)
   481	{
 > 482		board->private_data = kzalloc(sizeof(struct * board->private_data), GFP_KERNEL);
   483		if (!board->private_data)
   484			return -ENOMEM;
   485		return 0;
   486	}
   487	

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