From: Rosen Penev <rosenp@gmail.com>
To: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Arend van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@broadcom.com>,
brcm80211@lists.linux.dev (open list:BROADCOM BRCM80211
IEEE802.11 WIRELESS DRIVERS),
brcm80211-dev-list.pdl@broadcom.com (open list:BROADCOM
BRCM80211 IEEE802.11 WIRELESS DRIVERS),
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org (open list)
Subject: [PATCH wireless-next] wifi: brcmsmac: use FAM for debug code
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:05:39 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260223030539.19307-1-rosenp@gmail.com> (raw)
Debug code requires a separate allocation to duplicate a string. A FAM
allows properly sized allocation with a single kfree.
Signed-off-by: Rosen Penev <rosenp@gmail.com>
---
.../broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac/mac80211_if.c | 15 +++++----------
.../broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac/mac80211_if.h | 2 +-
2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac/mac80211_if.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac/mac80211_if.c
index aadcff1e2b5d..87b636273b3f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac/mac80211_if.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac/mac80211_if.c
@@ -317,9 +317,6 @@ static void brcms_free(struct brcms_info *wl)
/* free timers */
for (t = wl->timers; t; t = next) {
next = t->next;
-#ifdef DEBUG
- kfree(t->name);
-#endif
kfree(t);
}
}
@@ -1499,7 +1496,11 @@ struct brcms_timer *brcms_init_timer(struct brcms_info *wl,
{
struct brcms_timer *t;
+#ifdef DEBUG
+ t = kzalloc(struct_size(t, name, strlen(name) + 1), GFP_ATOMIC);
+#else
t = kzalloc(sizeof(*t), GFP_ATOMIC);
+#endif
if (!t)
return NULL;
@@ -1511,7 +1512,7 @@ struct brcms_timer *brcms_init_timer(struct brcms_info *wl,
wl->timers = t;
#ifdef DEBUG
- t->name = kstrdup(name, GFP_ATOMIC);
+ strcpy(t->name, name);
#endif
return t;
@@ -1574,9 +1575,6 @@ void brcms_free_timer(struct brcms_timer *t)
if (wl->timers == t) {
wl->timers = wl->timers->next;
-#ifdef DEBUG
- kfree(t->name);
-#endif
kfree(t);
return;
@@ -1586,9 +1584,6 @@ void brcms_free_timer(struct brcms_timer *t)
while (tmp) {
if (tmp->next == t) {
tmp->next = t->next;
-#ifdef DEBUG
- kfree(t->name);
-#endif
kfree(t);
return;
}
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac/mac80211_if.h b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac/mac80211_if.h
index eaf926a96a88..8ef6d657e487 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac/mac80211_if.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac/mac80211_if.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ struct brcms_timer {
bool set; /* indicates if timer is active */
struct brcms_timer *next; /* for freeing on unload */
#ifdef DEBUG
- char *name; /* Description of the timer */
+ char name[]; /* Description of the timer */
#endif
};
--
2.53.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-02-23 3:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-02-23 3:05 Rosen Penev [this message]
2026-03-09 10:40 ` [PATCH wireless-next] wifi: brcmsmac: use FAM for debug code Johannes Berg
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