[PATCH] firmware: stratix10-svc: kmalloc_array + kzalloc to flex

From: Rosen Penev

Date: Fri Mar 13 2026 - 17:46:02 EST


Use a flexible array member to combine allocations. Simplifies memory
management.

Add __counted_by for extra runtime analysis. Also move counting variable
assignment up as required by __counted_by.

Signed-off-by: Rosen Penev <rosenp@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/firmware/stratix10-svc.c | 32 ++++++++++++--------------------
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/firmware/stratix10-svc.c b/drivers/firmware/stratix10-svc.c
index e9e35d67ef96..e28adbc25eb4 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/stratix10-svc.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/stratix10-svc.c
@@ -243,7 +243,6 @@ struct stratix10_async_ctrl {
/**
* struct stratix10_svc_controller - service controller
* @dev: device
- * @chans: array of service channels
* @num_chans: number of channels in 'chans' array
* @num_active_client: number of active service client
* @node: list management
@@ -253,13 +252,13 @@ struct stratix10_async_ctrl {
* @svc: manages the list of client svc drivers
* @sdm_lock: only allows a single command single response to SDM
* @actrl: async control structure
+ * @chans: array of service channels
*
* This struct is used to create communication channels for service clients, to
* handle secure monitor or hypervisor call.
*/
struct stratix10_svc_controller {
struct device *dev;
- struct stratix10_svc_chan *chans;
int num_chans;
int num_active_client;
struct list_head node;
@@ -269,6 +268,7 @@ struct stratix10_svc_controller {
struct stratix10_svc *svc;
struct mutex sdm_lock;
struct stratix10_async_ctrl actrl;
+ struct stratix10_svc_chan chans[] __counted_by(num_chans);
};

/**
@@ -1901,7 +1901,6 @@ static int stratix10_svc_drv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
{
struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
struct stratix10_svc_controller *controller;
- struct stratix10_svc_chan *chans;
struct gen_pool *genpool;
struct stratix10_svc_sh_memory *sh_memory;
struct stratix10_svc *svc = NULL;
@@ -1929,23 +1928,16 @@ static int stratix10_svc_drv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
return PTR_ERR(genpool);

/* allocate service controller and supporting channel */
- controller = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*controller), GFP_KERNEL);
+ controller = devm_kzalloc(dev, struct_size(controller, chans, SVC_NUM_CHANNEL),
+ GFP_KERNEL);
if (!controller) {
ret = -ENOMEM;
goto err_destroy_pool;
}

- chans = devm_kmalloc_array(dev, SVC_NUM_CHANNEL,
- sizeof(*chans), GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO);
- if (!chans) {
- ret = -ENOMEM;
- goto err_destroy_pool;
- }
-
- controller->dev = dev;
controller->num_chans = SVC_NUM_CHANNEL;
+ controller->dev = dev;
controller->num_active_client = 0;
- controller->chans = chans;
controller->genpool = genpool;
controller->invoke_fn = invoke_fn;
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&controller->node);
@@ -1962,16 +1954,16 @@ static int stratix10_svc_drv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
mutex_init(&controller->sdm_lock);

for (i = 0; i < SVC_NUM_CHANNEL; i++) {
- chans[i].scl = NULL;
- chans[i].ctrl = controller;
- chans[i].name = (char *)chan_names[i];
- spin_lock_init(&chans[i].lock);
- ret = kfifo_alloc(&chans[i].svc_fifo, fifo_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+ controller->chans[i].scl = NULL;
+ controller->chans[i].ctrl = controller;
+ controller->chans[i].name = (char *)chan_names[i];
+ spin_lock_init(&controller->chans[i].lock);
+ ret = kfifo_alloc(&controller->chans[i].svc_fifo, fifo_size, GFP_KERNEL);
if (ret) {
dev_err(dev, "failed to allocate FIFO %d\n", i);
goto err_free_fifos;
}
- spin_lock_init(&chans[i].svc_fifo_lock);
+ spin_lock_init(&controller->chans[i].svc_fifo_lock);
}

list_add_tail(&controller->node, &svc_ctrl);
@@ -2015,7 +2007,7 @@ static int stratix10_svc_drv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
list_del(&controller->node);
/* free only the FIFOs that were successfully allocated */
while (i--)
- kfifo_free(&chans[i].svc_fifo);
+ kfifo_free(&controller->chans[i].svc_fifo);
stratix10_svc_async_exit(controller);
err_destroy_pool:
gen_pool_destroy(genpool);
--
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