diff --git a/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_driver.c b/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_driver.c
index c398193e9b85..4271fa38a46c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_driver.c
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ static int dgnc_found_board(struct pci_dev *pdev, int id)
 
 	/* get the board structure and prep it */
 	brd = dgnc_Board[dgnc_NumBoards] =
-		kzalloc(sizeof(struct dgnc_board), GFP_KERNEL);
+		kzalloc(sizeof(*brd), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!brd) {
 		APR(("memory allocation for board structure failed\n"));
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ static int dgnc_found_board(struct pci_dev *pdev, int id)
 
 	/* make a temporary message buffer for the boot messages */
 	brd->msgbuf = brd->msgbuf_head =
-		kzalloc(sizeof(char) * 8192, GFP_KERNEL);
+		kzalloc(sizeof(u8) * 8192, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!brd->msgbuf) {
 		kfree(brd);
 		APR(("memory allocation for board msgbuf failed\n"));
diff --git a/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_mgmt.c b/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_mgmt.c
index bb39f5dfa043..354458c5068e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_mgmt.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_mgmt.c
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ long dgnc_mgmt_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		uint board = 0;
 		uint channel = 0;
 
-		if (copy_from_user(&ni, uarg, sizeof(struct ni_info))) {
+		if (copy_from_user(&ni, uarg, sizeof(ni))) {
 			return -EFAULT;
 		}
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_tty.c b/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_tty.c
index 1350d6266524..c6fee11632f7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_tty.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_tty.c
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ int dgnc_tty_register(struct dgnc_board *brd)
 
 	DPR_INIT(("tty_register start\n"));
 
-	memset(&brd->SerialDriver, 0, sizeof(struct tty_driver));
-	memset(&brd->PrintDriver, 0, sizeof(struct tty_driver));
+	memset(&brd->SerialDriver, 0, sizeof(brd->SerialDriver));
+	memset(&brd->PrintDriver, 0, sizeof(brd->PrintDriver));
 
 	brd->SerialDriver.magic = TTY_DRIVER_MAGIC;
 
@@ -222,12 +222,12 @@ int dgnc_tty_register(struct dgnc_board *brd)
 	 * The kernel wants space to store pointers to
 	 * tty_struct's and termios's.
 	 */
-	brd->SerialDriver.ttys = kzalloc(brd->maxports * sizeof(struct tty_struct *), GFP_KERNEL);
+	brd->SerialDriver.ttys = kzalloc(brd->maxports * sizeof(*brd->SerialDriver.ttys), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!brd->SerialDriver.ttys)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	kref_init(&brd->SerialDriver.kref);
-	brd->SerialDriver.termios = kzalloc(brd->maxports * sizeof(struct ktermios *), GFP_KERNEL);
+	brd->SerialDriver.termios = kzalloc(brd->maxports * sizeof(*brd->SerialDriver.termios), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!brd->SerialDriver.termios)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -271,11 +271,11 @@ int dgnc_tty_register(struct dgnc_board *brd)
 	 * tty_struct's and termios's.  Must be separated from
 	 * the Serial Driver so we don't get confused
 	 */
-	brd->PrintDriver.ttys = kzalloc(brd->maxports * sizeof(struct tty_struct *), GFP_KERNEL);
+	brd->PrintDriver.ttys = kzalloc(brd->maxports * sizeof(*brd->PrintDriver.ttys), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!brd->PrintDriver.ttys)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	kref_init(&brd->PrintDriver.kref);
-	brd->PrintDriver.termios = kzalloc(brd->maxports * sizeof(struct ktermios *), GFP_KERNEL);
+	brd->PrintDriver.termios = kzalloc(brd->maxports * sizeof(*brd->PrintDriver.termios), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!brd->PrintDriver.termios)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ int dgnc_tty_init(struct dgnc_board *brd)
 			 * Okay to malloc with GFP_KERNEL, we are not at
 			 * interrupt context, and there are no locks held.
 			 */
-			brd->channels[i] = kzalloc(sizeof(struct channel_t), GFP_KERNEL);
+			brd->channels[i] = kzalloc(sizeof(*brd->channels[i]), GFP_KERNEL);
 			if (!brd->channels[i]) {
 				DPR_CORE(("%s:%d Unable to allocate memory for channel struct\n",
 				    __FILE__, __LINE__));
@@ -2664,7 +2664,7 @@ static int dgnc_tty_digiseta(struct tty_struct *tty, struct digi_t __user *new_i
 	if (!bd || bd->magic != DGNC_BOARD_MAGIC)
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	if (copy_from_user(&new_digi, new_info, sizeof(struct digi_t))) {
+	if (copy_from_user(&new_digi, new_info, sizeof(new_digi))) {
 		DPR_IOCTL(("DIGI_SETA failed copy_from_user\n"));
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
@@ -2687,7 +2687,7 @@ static int dgnc_tty_digiseta(struct tty_struct *tty, struct digi_t __user *new_i
 	if ((ch->ch_digi.digi_flags & DIGI_DTR_TOGGLE) && !(new_digi.digi_flags & DIGI_DTR_TOGGLE))
 		ch->ch_mostat |= (UART_MCR_DTR);
 
-	memcpy(&ch->ch_digi, &new_digi, sizeof(struct digi_t));
+	memcpy(&ch->ch_digi, &new_digi, sizeof(new_digi));
 
 	if (ch->ch_digi.digi_maxcps < 1)
 		ch->ch_digi.digi_maxcps = 1;
@@ -3369,7 +3369,7 @@ static int dgnc_tty_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned int cmd,
 
 		DGNC_UNLOCK(ch->ch_lock, lock_flags);
 
-		if (copy_to_user(uarg, &buf, sizeof(struct digi_getcounter))) {
+		if (copy_to_user(uarg, &buf, sizeof(buf))) {
 			return -EFAULT;
 		}
 		return 0;
@@ -3417,7 +3417,7 @@ static int dgnc_tty_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned int cmd,
 		/*
 		 * Get data from user first.
 		 */
-		if (copy_from_user(&buf, uarg, sizeof(struct digi_getbuffer))) {
+		if (copy_from_user(&buf, uarg, sizeof(buf))) {
 			return -EFAULT;
 		}
 
@@ -3463,7 +3463,7 @@ static int dgnc_tty_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned int cmd,
 
 		DGNC_UNLOCK(ch->ch_lock, lock_flags);
 
-		if (copy_to_user(uarg, &buf, sizeof(struct digi_getbuffer))) {
+		if (copy_to_user(uarg, &buf, sizeof(buf))) {
 			return -EFAULT;
 		}
 		return 0;