[U-Boot] [PATCH RESEND] Fix misuse of calloc() in linux/compat.h header

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Marek Vasut,

In message <201206090148.40933.marex at denx.de> you wrote:
>
> > Multiplication being commutative, I see zero effect in this patch?
> 
> Weeeeell, not in every algebraic system. It has zero effect, it's only about 
> correctness [1]. Will applying this break anything?

In which way is "a * b" more (or less?) correct than "b * a" ?

What is the difference between allocating a contiguous sequence of
4096 single bytes, or allocating a single block of size 4096?

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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