From: Rosen Penev <rosenp@gmail.com>
To: linux-sound@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Jaroslav Kysela <perex@perex.cz>, Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org (open list)
Subject: [PATCH] ALSA: usb-audio: use kzalloc_flex
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:27:48 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260311232748.18697-1-rosenp@gmail.com> (raw)
Saves one allocation by using a flexible array member.
Signed-off-by: Rosen Penev <rosenp@gmail.com>
---
sound/usb/mixer.c | 22 +++++++---------------
sound/usb/mixer.h | 5 +++--
2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
diff --git a/sound/usb/mixer.c b/sound/usb/mixer.c
index 7007e0c9489b..337815b9e72c 100644
--- a/sound/usb/mixer.c
+++ b/sound/usb/mixer.c
@@ -1393,7 +1393,7 @@ static int mixer_ctl_feature_info(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
if (!cval->initialized) {
get_min_max_with_quirks(cval, 0, kcontrol);
if (cval->initialized && cval->dBmin >= cval->dBmax) {
- kcontrol->vd[0].access &=
+ kcontrol->vd[0].access &=
~(SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_TLV_READ |
SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_TLV_CALLBACK);
snd_ctl_notify(cval->head.mixer->chip->card,
@@ -3006,15 +3006,12 @@ static void snd_usb_mixer_free(struct usb_mixer_interface *mixer)
snd_usb_mixer_disconnect(mixer);
/* Unregister controls first, snd_ctl_remove() frees the element */
- if (mixer->id_elems) {
- for (id = 0; id < MAX_ID_ELEMS; id++) {
- for (list = mixer->id_elems[id]; list; list = next) {
- next = list->next_id_elem;
- if (list->kctl)
- snd_ctl_remove(mixer->chip->card, list->kctl);
- }
+ for (id = 0; id < MAX_ID_ELEMS; id++) {
+ for (list = mixer->id_elems[id]; list; list = next) {
+ next = list->next_id_elem;
+ if (list->kctl)
+ snd_ctl_remove(mixer->chip->card, list->kctl);
}
- kfree(mixer->id_elems);
}
if (mixer->urb) {
kfree(mixer->urb->transfer_buffer);
@@ -3652,16 +3649,11 @@ int snd_usb_create_mixer(struct snd_usb_audio *chip, int ctrlif)
strscpy(chip->card->mixername, "USB Mixer");
- mixer = kzalloc_obj(*mixer);
+ mixer = kzalloc_flex(*mixer, id_elems, MAX_ID_ELEMS);
if (!mixer)
return -ENOMEM;
mixer->chip = chip;
mixer->ignore_ctl_error = !!(chip->quirk_flags & QUIRK_FLAG_IGNORE_CTL_ERROR);
- mixer->id_elems = kzalloc_objs(*mixer->id_elems, MAX_ID_ELEMS);
- if (!mixer->id_elems) {
- kfree(mixer);
- return -ENOMEM;
- }
mixer->hostif = &usb_ifnum_to_if(chip->dev, ctrlif)->altsetting[0];
switch (get_iface_desc(mixer->hostif)->bInterfaceProtocol) {
diff --git a/sound/usb/mixer.h b/sound/usb/mixer.h
index 167fbfcf01ac..30dd30b925fc 100644
--- a/sound/usb/mixer.h
+++ b/sound/usb/mixer.h
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ struct usb_mixer_interface {
struct list_head list;
unsigned int ignore_ctl_error;
struct urb *urb;
- /* array[MAX_ID_ELEMS], indexed by unit id */
- struct usb_mixer_elem_list **id_elems;
/* the usb audio specification version this interface complies to */
int protocol;
@@ -42,6 +40,9 @@ struct usb_mixer_interface {
void *private_data;
void (*private_free)(struct usb_mixer_interface *mixer);
void (*private_suspend)(struct usb_mixer_interface *mixer);
+
+ /* array[MAX_ID_ELEMS], indexed by unit id */
+ struct usb_mixer_elem_list *id_elems[];
};
#define MAX_CHANNELS 16 /* max logical channels */
--
2.53.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-03-11 23:28 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-11 23:27 Rosen Penev [this message]
2026-03-12 6:34 ` [PATCH] ALSA: usb-audio: use kzalloc_flex Takashi Iwai
2026-03-12 6:45 ` Rosen Penev
2026-03-13 22:02 ` Rosen Penev
2026-03-14 13:29 ` Takashi Iwai
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