[PATCH] wifi: b43: kzalloc + kcalloc to kzalloc_flex

From: Rosen Penev

Date: Tue Mar 10 2026 - 20:48:48 EST


Simplifies allocation and allows using __counted_by for extra runtime
analysis.

Signed-off-by: Rosen Penev <rosenp@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/dma.c | 18 ++++++++----------
drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/dma.h | 4 ++--
2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/dma.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/dma.c
index 3a8df7a18042..05da6987a845 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/dma.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/dma.c
@@ -837,18 +837,19 @@ struct b43_dmaring *b43_setup_dmaring(struct b43_wldev *dev,
struct b43_dmaring *ring;
int i, err;
dma_addr_t dma_test;
+ size_t nr_slots;

- ring = kzalloc_obj(*ring);
+ if (for_tx)
+ nr_slots = B43_TXRING_SLOTS;
+ else
+ nr_slots = B43_RXRING_SLOTS;
+
+ ring = kzalloc_flex(*ring, meta, nr_slots);
if (!ring)
goto out;

- ring->nr_slots = B43_RXRING_SLOTS;
- if (for_tx)
- ring->nr_slots = B43_TXRING_SLOTS;
+ ring->nr_slots = nr_slots;

- ring->meta = kzalloc_objs(struct b43_dmadesc_meta, ring->nr_slots);
- if (!ring->meta)
- goto err_kfree_ring;
for (i = 0; i < ring->nr_slots; i++)
ring->meta->skb = B43_DMA_PTR_POISON;

@@ -943,8 +944,6 @@ struct b43_dmaring *b43_setup_dmaring(struct b43_wldev *dev,
err_kfree_txhdr_cache:
kfree(ring->txhdr_cache);
err_kfree_meta:
- kfree(ring->meta);
- err_kfree_ring:
kfree(ring);
ring = NULL;
goto out;
@@ -1004,7 +1003,6 @@ static void b43_destroy_dmaring(struct b43_dmaring *ring,
free_ringmemory(ring);

kfree(ring->txhdr_cache);
- kfree(ring->meta);
kfree(ring);
}

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/dma.h b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/dma.h
index c2a357219d4b..f9f65bbe2d76 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/dma.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/dma.h
@@ -228,8 +228,6 @@ struct b43_dmaring {
const struct b43_dma_ops *ops;
/* Kernel virtual base address of the ring memory. */
void *descbase;
- /* Meta data about all descriptors. */
- struct b43_dmadesc_meta *meta;
/* Cache of TX headers for each TX frame.
* This is to avoid an allocation on each TX.
* This is NULL for an RX ring.
@@ -273,6 +271,8 @@ struct b43_dmaring {
/* Statistics: Total number of TX plus all retries. */
u64 nr_total_packet_tries;
#endif /* CONFIG_B43_DEBUG */
+ /* Meta data about all descriptors. */
+ struct b43_dmadesc_meta meta[] __counted_by(nr_slots);
};

static inline u32 b43_dma_read(struct b43_dmaring *ring, u16 offset)
--
2.53.0