[Qemu-devel] [PATCH] net.c: Moved large array in nc_sendv_compat from the stack to the heap

[Nikos Filippakis <aesmade@gmail.com>]

Hello everyone! I am interested in getting to know the codebase a little better
so that I can eventually apply for a GSOC position.
This is my first attempt at posting a patch to a mailing list, any feedback
is greatly appreciated.

Signed-off-by: Nikos Filippakis <aesmade@gmail.com>
---
 net/net.c | 17 ++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/net.c b/net/net.c
index aebf753..79e9d7c 100644
--- a/net/net.c
+++ b/net/net.c
@@ -710,23 +710,30 @@ ssize_t qemu_send_packet_raw(NetClientState *nc, const uint8_t *buf, int size)
 static ssize_t nc_sendv_compat(NetClientState *nc, const struct iovec *iov,
                                int iovcnt, unsigned flags)
 {
-    uint8_t buf[NET_BUFSIZE];
     uint8_t *buffer;
     size_t offset;
+    ssize_t ret;
 
     if (iovcnt == 1) {
         buffer = iov[0].iov_base;
         offset = iov[0].iov_len;
     } else {
-        buffer = buf;
-        offset = iov_to_buf(iov, iovcnt, 0, buf, sizeof(buf));
+        buffer = g_malloc(NET_BUFSIZE * sizeof(uint8_t));
+        offset = iov_to_buf(iov, iovcnt, 0, buffer,
+                            NET_BUFSIZE * sizeof(uint8_t));
     }
 
     if (flags & QEMU_NET_PACKET_FLAG_RAW && nc->info->receive_raw) {
-        return nc->info->receive_raw(nc, buffer, offset);
+        ret = nc->info->receive_raw(nc, buffer, offset);
     } else {
-        return nc->info->receive(nc, buffer, offset);
+        ret = nc->info->receive(nc, buffer, offset);
     }
+
+    if (iovcnt != 1) {
+        g_free(buffer);
+    }
+
+    return ret;
 }
 
 ssize_t qemu_deliver_packet_iov(NetClientState *sender,
-- 
1.9.1