[PATCH net-next] iavf: Avoid a memory allocation in iavf_print_link_message()

From: Christophe JAILLET
Date: Sat Sep 23 2023 - 08:17:16 EST


IAVF_MAX_SPEED_STRLEN is only 13 and 'speed' is allocated and freed within
iavf_print_link_message().

'speed' is only used with some snprintf() and netdev_info() calls.

So there is no real use to kzalloc()/free() it. Use the stack instead.
This saves a memory allocation.

Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_virtchnl.c | 7 +------
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_virtchnl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_virtchnl.c
index 8ce6389b5815..980dc69d7fbe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_virtchnl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_virtchnl.c
@@ -1389,18 +1389,14 @@ void iavf_disable_vlan_insertion_v2(struct iavf_adapter *adapter, u16 tpid)
static void iavf_print_link_message(struct iavf_adapter *adapter)
{
struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev;
+ char speed[IAVF_MAX_SPEED_STRLEN];
int link_speed_mbps;
- char *speed;

if (!adapter->link_up) {
netdev_info(netdev, "NIC Link is Down\n");
return;
}

- speed = kzalloc(IAVF_MAX_SPEED_STRLEN, GFP_KERNEL);
- if (!speed)
- return;
-
if (ADV_LINK_SUPPORT(adapter)) {
link_speed_mbps = adapter->link_speed_mbps;
goto print_link_msg;
@@ -1452,7 +1448,6 @@ static void iavf_print_link_message(struct iavf_adapter *adapter)
}

netdev_info(netdev, "NIC Link is Up Speed is %s Full Duplex\n", speed);
- kfree(speed);
}

/**
--
2.34.1