[PATCH] ipc/sem: Use flexible array in 'struct sem_undo'

From: Christophe JAILLET
Date: Sun Jul 09 2023 - 12:13:17 EST


Turn 'semadj' in 'struct sem_undo' into a flexible array.

The advantages are:
- save the size of a pointer when the new undo structure is allocated
- avoid some always ugly pointer arithmetic to get the address of semadj
- avoid an indirection when the array is accessed

While at it, use struct_size() to compute the size of the new undo
structure.

Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Not sure who to put in copy, get_maintainer.pl is of litle help.
---
ipc/sem.c | 6 ++----
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ipc/sem.c b/ipc/sem.c
index 00f88aa01ac5..a39cdc7bf88f 100644
--- a/ipc/sem.c
+++ b/ipc/sem.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ struct sem_undo {
struct list_head list_id; /* per semaphore array list:
* all undos for one array */
int semid; /* semaphore set identifier */
- short *semadj; /* array of adjustments */
+ short semadj[]; /* array of adjustments */
/* one per semaphore */
};

@@ -1938,8 +1938,7 @@ static struct sem_undo *find_alloc_undo(struct ipc_namespace *ns, int semid)
rcu_read_unlock();

/* step 2: allocate new undo structure */
- new = kvzalloc(sizeof(struct sem_undo) + sizeof(short)*nsems,
- GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
+ new = kvzalloc(struct_size(new, semadj, nsems), GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
if (!new) {
ipc_rcu_putref(&sma->sem_perm, sem_rcu_free);
return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
@@ -1967,7 +1966,6 @@ static struct sem_undo *find_alloc_undo(struct ipc_namespace *ns, int semid)
goto success;
}
/* step 5: initialize & link new undo structure */
- new->semadj = (short *) &new[1];
new->ulp = ulp;
new->semid = semid;
assert_spin_locked(&ulp->lock);
--
2.34.1