Re: [PATCH] input: ipaq-micro-keys: simplify allocation
From: Dmitry Torokhov
Date: Mon Jun 08 2026 - 12:57:51 EST
Hi Rosen,
On Sun, Jun 07, 2026 at 09:50:41PM -0700, Rosen Penev wrote:
> Use a flexible array member to have a single allocation.
Why does it have to be flexible? The size is known.
>
> Signed-off-by: Rosen Penev <rosenp@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/input/keyboard/ipaq-micro-keys.c | 9 +++------
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/ipaq-micro-keys.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/ipaq-micro-keys.c
> index ca7ec054b1ce..0fc5b5dcdef5 100644
> --- a/drivers/input/keyboard/ipaq-micro-keys.c
> +++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/ipaq-micro-keys.c
> @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
> struct ipaq_micro_keys {
> struct ipaq_micro *micro;
> struct input_dev *input;
> - u16 *codes;
> + u16 codes[];
> };
>
> static const u16 micro_keycodes[] = {
> @@ -90,10 +90,11 @@ static int micro_key_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> int error;
> int i;
>
> - keys = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*keys), GFP_KERNEL);
> + keys = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, struct_size(keys, codes, ARRAY_SIZE(micro_keycodes)), GFP_KERNEL);
Please keep to the limits for the kernel. 100 columns is acceptable when
leads to better readability, but I prefer 80 when it makes sense.
checkpatch.pl would have warned you.
Thanks.
--
Dmitry