Re: [PATCH] scsi: fnic: Use kmalloc instead of vmalloc for a small memory allocation

[Hannes Reinecke]

On 4/23/20 10:46 PM, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> 'struct fc_trace_flag_type' is just a few bytes long. There is no need
> to allocate such a structure with vmalloc. Using kmalloc instead.
>
> While at it, axe a useless test when freeing the memory.
>
> Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>   drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_debugfs.c | 6 ++----
>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_debugfs.c b/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_debugfs.c
> index 13f7d88d6e57..8d6ce3470594 100644
> --- a/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_debugfs.c
> +++ b/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_debugfs.c
> @@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ int fnic_debugfs_init(void)
>   						fnic_trace_debugfs_root);
>   
>   	/* Allocate memory to structure */
> -	fc_trc_flag = (struct fc_trace_flag_type *)
> -		vmalloc(sizeof(struct fc_trace_flag_type));
> +	fc_trc_flag = kmalloc(sizeof(*fc_trc_flag), GFP_KERNEL);
>   
>   	if (fc_trc_flag) {
>   		fc_trc_flag->fc_row_file = 0;
> @@ -87,8 +86,7 @@ void fnic_debugfs_terminate(void)
>   	debugfs_remove(fnic_trace_debugfs_root);
>   	fnic_trace_debugfs_root = NULL;
>   
> -	if (fc_trc_flag)
> -		vfree(fc_trc_flag);
> +	kfree(fc_trc_flag);
>   }
>   
>   /*
Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <har@xxxxxxx>

Cheers,

Hannes
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