Re: [PATCH] hidma_mgmt_sys: Use devm_kmalloc_array() in hidma_mgmt_init_sys()

From: Sinan Kaya
Date: Mon Apr 17 2017 - 18:23:58 EST


On 4/17/2017 4:55 PM, SF Markus Elfring wrote:
> From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2017 22:42:40 +0200
>
> * A multiplication for the size determination of a memory allocation
> indicated that an array data structure should be processed.
> Thus use the corresponding function "devm_kmalloc_array".
>
> This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software.
>
> * Delete the local variable "required" which became unnecessary
> with this refactoring.
>
> Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/dma/qcom/hidma_mgmt_sys.c | 7 ++++---
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/dma/qcom/hidma_mgmt_sys.c b/drivers/dma/qcom/hidma_mgmt_sys.c
> index d61f1068a34b..e7222a0e9ba4 100644
> --- a/drivers/dma/qcom/hidma_mgmt_sys.c
> +++ b/drivers/dma/qcom/hidma_mgmt_sys.c
> @@ -245,11 +245,12 @@ int hidma_mgmt_init_sys(struct hidma_mgmt_dev *mdev)
> {
> unsigned int i;
> int rc;
> - int required;
> struct kobject *chanops;
>
> - required = sizeof(*mdev->chroots) * mdev->dma_channels;
> - mdev->chroots = devm_kmalloc(&mdev->pdev->dev, required, GFP_KERNEL);
> + mdev->chroots = devm_kmalloc_array(&mdev->pdev->dev,
> + mdev->dma_channels,
> + sizeof(*mdev->chroots),
> + GFP_KERNEL);
> if (!mdev->chroots)
> return -ENOMEM;
>
>

Reviewed-by: Sinan Kaya <okaya@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>



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