[PATCH] siox: use kzalloc_flex

From: Rosen Penev

Date: Thu Mar 26 2026 - 00:47:52 EST


Use the proper function to allocate a struct with a flexible array
member.

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

Signed-off-by: Rosen Penev <rosenp@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/siox/siox-core.c | 5 +++--
drivers/siox/siox.h | 3 ++-
2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/siox/siox-core.c b/drivers/siox/siox-core.c
index 3e8f3b6a4555..b87e2a12d640 100644
--- a/drivers/siox/siox-core.c
+++ b/drivers/siox/siox-core.c
@@ -689,10 +689,11 @@ struct siox_master *siox_master_alloc(struct device *dev,
if (!dev)
return NULL;

- smaster = kzalloc(sizeof(*smaster) + size, GFP_KERNEL);
+ smaster = kzalloc_flex(*smaster, buf, size);
if (!smaster)
return NULL;

+ smaster->buf_len = size;
device_initialize(&smaster->dev);

smaster->busno = -1;
@@ -854,7 +855,7 @@ static struct siox_device *siox_device_add(struct siox_master *smaster,
}

smaster->buf_len = buf_len;
- smaster->buf = buf;
+ memcpy(smaster->buf, buf, buf_len);
}

ret = device_register(&sdevice->dev);
diff --git a/drivers/siox/siox.h b/drivers/siox/siox.h
index 513f2c8312f7..e6809fcafa0f 100644
--- a/drivers/siox/siox.h
+++ b/drivers/siox/siox.h
@@ -27,11 +27,12 @@ struct siox_master {

size_t setbuf_len, getbuf_len;
size_t buf_len;
- u8 *buf;
u8 status;

unsigned long last_poll;
struct task_struct *poll_thread;
+
+ u8 buf[] __counted_by(buf_len);
};

static inline void *siox_master_get_devdata(struct siox_master *smaster)
--
2.53.0