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R. Silva" , "moderated list:ARM SUB-ARCHITECTURES" , open list , "open list:KERNEL HARDENING (not covered by other areas):Keyword:b__counted_by(_le|_be)?b" Subject: Re: [PATCHv2] ARM: omap2: simplify allocation for omap_device In-Reply-To: <20260327191104.206512-1-rosenp@gmail.com> References: <20260327191104.206512-1-rosenp@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:20:49 -0700 Message-ID: <7hwlytui8e.fsf@baylibre.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-CRM114-Version: 20100106-BlameMichelson ( TRE 0.8.0 (BSD) ) MR-646709E3 X-CRM114-CacheID: sfid-20260330_142051_718995_F8D7C225 X-CRM114-Status: UNSURE ( 9.83 ) X-CRM114-Notice: Please train this message. X-BeenThere: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.34 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: "linux-arm-kernel" Errors-To: linux-arm-kernel-bounces+linux-arm-kernel=archiver.kernel.org@lists.infradead.org Rosen Penev writes: > Use a flexible array member to combine allocations. > > Add __counted_by for extra runtime analysis. > > Remove goto paths as they are not really needed anymore. > > Signed-off-by: Rosen Penev Could you please add a bit more explanation about the *why* behind this patch. Your description tells us *what* you are doing, but is a bit light on the *why*. Thanks, Kevin