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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> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-hardening@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain 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