Re: [PATCH] net: marvell: prestera: use kzalloc_flex

Jakub Kicinski
2026-03-20T00:16:32Z

On Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:21:11 -0700 Rosen Penev wrote:
> Simplify allocation by using a flexible array member in this struct. No
> need to free separately.
>
> Add __counted_by to get extra runtime analysis. Move counting variable
> assignment to right after allocation as required by __counted_by.

Quoting documentation:

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