Re: [PATCH 3/5] IB/hfi1: Adjust another size determination in hfi1_user_sdma_alloc_queues()
From: SF Markus Elfring
Date: Mon Feb 13 2017 - 04:33:08 EST
>> @@ -443,8 +442,8 @@ int hfi1_user_sdma_alloc_queues(struct hfi1_ctxtdata *uctxt, struct file *fp)
>> if (!cq)
>> goto cq_nomem;
>>
>> - memsize = PAGE_ALIGN(sizeof(*cq->comps) * hfi1_sdma_comp_ring_size);
>> - cq->comps = vmalloc_user(memsize);
>> + cq->comps = vmalloc_user(PAGE_ALIGN(sizeof(*cq->comps)
>> + * hfi1_sdma_comp_ring_size));
>> if (!cq->comps)
>> goto cq_comps_nomem;
>>
>>
>
> IMHO this makes readability worse.
How often does it really make sense to keep such a product in this local variable?
> What's the intention behind this patch?
I suggested just another simple omission of an extra variable.
Regards,
Markus