[PATCH v2][next] x86/uv/time: Replace one-element array and save heap space

[Gustavo A. R. Silva]

There is a regular need in the kernel to provide a way to declare having
a dynamically sized set of trailing elements in a structure. Kernel code
should always use “flexible array members”[1] for these cases. The older
style of one-element or zero-length arrays should no longer be used[2].

struct uv_rtc_timer_head contains a one-element array cpu[1].

Switch it to a flexible array and use the struct_size() helper to
calculate the allocation size. Also, save some heap space in the
process[3].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flexible_array_member
[2] https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v5.9-rc1/process/deprecated.html#zero-length-and-one-element-arrays
[3] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20200518190114.GA7757@embeddedor/

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Build-tested-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/5f75bc0a.rQcNS6620b2eA74S%25lkp@xxxxxxxxx/
Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v2:
 - Modify changelog text (Thomas).
 - Add Reviewed-by and Build-tested-by tags.
 - Add a public link to the build-test results.

 arch/x86/platform/uv/uv_time.c | 7 +++----
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/uv/uv_time.c b/arch/x86/platform/uv/uv_time.c
index f82a1337a608..6c348c2d0def 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/uv/uv_time.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/uv/uv_time.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ struct uv_rtc_timer_head {
 	struct {
 		int	lcpu;		/* systemwide logical cpu number */
 		u64	expires;	/* next timer expiration for this cpu */
-	} cpu[1];
+	} cpu[];
 };
 
 /*
@@ -148,9 +148,8 @@ static __init int uv_rtc_allocate_timers(void)
 		struct uv_rtc_timer_head *head = blade_info[bid];
 
 		if (!head) {
-			head = kmalloc_node(sizeof(struct uv_rtc_timer_head) +
-				(uv_blade_nr_possible_cpus(bid) *
-					2 * sizeof(u64)),
+			head = kmalloc_node(struct_size(head, cpu,
+				uv_blade_nr_possible_cpus(bid)),
 				GFP_KERNEL, nid);
 			if (!head) {
 				uv_rtc_deallocate_timers();
-- 
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