From: Rosen Penev <rosenp@gmail.com>
To: linux-gpio@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Hoan Tran <hoan@os.amperecomputing.com>,
Linus Walleij <linusw@kernel.org>,
Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@kernel.org>,
Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>,
"Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@kernel.org>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org (open list),
linux-hardening@vger.kernel.org (open list:KERNEL HARDENING (not
covered by other areas):Keyword:\b__counted_by(_le|_be)?\b)
Subject: [PATCH] gpio: dwapb: reduce allocation to single kzalloc
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:53:38 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260320005338.30355-1-rosenp@gmail.com> (raw)
Instead of kzalloc + kcalloc, Combine the two using a flexible array
member.
Allows using __counted_by for extra runtime analysis. Move counting
variable to right after allocation as required by __counted_by.
Signed-off-by: Rosen Penev <rosenp@gmail.com>
---
drivers/gpio/gpio-dwapb.c | 19 +++++--------------
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-dwapb.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-dwapb.c
index 4986c465c9a8..15cebc8b5d66 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-dwapb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-dwapb.c
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ struct dwapb_port_property {
};
struct dwapb_platform_data {
- struct dwapb_port_property *properties;
unsigned int nports;
+ struct dwapb_port_property properties[] __counted_by(nports);
};
/* Store GPIO context across system-wide suspend/resume transitions */
@@ -114,11 +114,11 @@ static inline struct dwapb_gpio *to_dwapb_gpio(struct gpio_chip *gc)
struct dwapb_gpio {
struct device *dev;
void __iomem *regs;
- struct dwapb_gpio_port *ports;
unsigned int nr_ports;
unsigned int flags;
struct reset_control *rst;
struct clk_bulk_data clks[DWAPB_NR_CLOCKS];
+ struct dwapb_gpio_port ports[] __counted_by(nr_ports);
};
static inline u32 gpio_reg_v2_convert(unsigned int offset)
@@ -585,14 +585,10 @@ static struct dwapb_platform_data *dwapb_gpio_get_pdata(struct device *dev)
if (nports == 0)
return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
- pdata = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*pdata), GFP_KERNEL);
+ pdata = devm_kzalloc(dev, struct_size(pdata, properties, nports), GFP_KERNEL);
if (!pdata)
return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
- pdata->properties = devm_kcalloc(dev, nports, sizeof(*pp), GFP_KERNEL);
- if (!pdata->properties)
- return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-
pdata->nports = nports;
i = 0;
@@ -714,22 +710,17 @@ static int dwapb_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
if (IS_ERR(pdata))
return PTR_ERR(pdata);
- gpio = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*gpio), GFP_KERNEL);
+ gpio = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, struct_size(gpio, ports, pdata->nports), GFP_KERNEL);
if (!gpio)
return -ENOMEM;
- gpio->dev = &pdev->dev;
gpio->nr_ports = pdata->nports;
+ gpio->dev = &pdev->dev;
err = dwapb_get_reset(gpio);
if (err)
return err;
- gpio->ports = devm_kcalloc(&pdev->dev, gpio->nr_ports,
- sizeof(*gpio->ports), GFP_KERNEL);
- if (!gpio->ports)
- return -ENOMEM;
-
gpio->regs = devm_platform_ioremap_resource(pdev, 0);
if (IS_ERR(gpio->regs))
return PTR_ERR(gpio->regs);
--
2.53.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-03-20 0:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-20 0:53 Rosen Penev [this message]
2026-03-20 13:38 ` [PATCH] gpio: dwapb: reduce allocation to single kzalloc Linus Walleij
2026-03-23 9:56 ` Bartosz Golaszewski
Reply instructions:
You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:
* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
and reply-to-all from there: mbox
Avoid top-posting and favor interleaved quoting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style
* Reply using the --to, --cc, and --in-reply-to
switches of git-send-email(1):
git send-email \
--in-reply-to=20260320005338.30355-1-rosenp@gmail.com \
--to=rosenp@gmail.com \
--cc=brgl@kernel.org \
--cc=gustavoars@kernel.org \
--cc=hoan@os.amperecomputing.com \
--cc=kees@kernel.org \
--cc=linusw@kernel.org \
--cc=linux-gpio@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=linux-hardening@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org \
/path/to/YOUR_REPLY
https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html
* If your mail client supports setting the In-Reply-To header
via mailto: links, try the mailto: link
Be sure your reply has a Subject: header at the top and a blank line
before the message body.
This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox