Re: [PATCH] powerpc: ps3: mark ps3_notification_device static for stack usage

[Geoff Levand]

On 3/21/24 17:32, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> --- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/device-init.c
>> +++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/device-init.c
>> @@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ static struct task_struct *probe_task;
>>
>>  static int ps3_probe_thread(void *data)
>>  {
>> -       struct ps3_notification_device dev;
>> +       static struct ps3_notification_device dev;
>>         int res;
>>         unsigned int irq;
>>         u64 lpar;
> 
> Making it static increases kernel size for everyone.  So I'd rather
> allocate it dynamically. The thread already allocates a buffer, which
> can be replaced at no cost by allocating a structure containing both
> the ps3_notification_device and the buffer.

Here's what I came up with.  It builds for me without warnings.
I haven't tested it yet.  A review would be appreciated.

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/device-init.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/device-init.c
index 878bc160246e..9bb44a6ccdaf 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/device-init.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/device-init.c
@@ -770,37 +770,48 @@ static struct task_struct *probe_task;
 
 static int ps3_probe_thread(void *data)
 {
-	struct ps3_notification_device dev;
+	struct ps3_probe_thread_local {
+		struct ps3_notification_device dev;
+		union {
+			char buf[512];
+			struct ps3_notify_cmd notify_cmd;
+			struct ps3_notify_event notify_event;
+		};
+	};
+	struct ps3_probe_thread_local *local;
+	struct ps3_notification_device *dev;
+	struct ps3_notify_cmd *notify_cmd;
+	struct ps3_notify_event *notify_event;
 	int res;
 	unsigned int irq;
 	u64 lpar;
-	void *buf;
-	struct ps3_notify_cmd *notify_cmd;
-	struct ps3_notify_event *notify_event;
 
 	pr_debug(" -> %s:%u: kthread started\n", __func__, __LINE__);
 
-	buf = kzalloc(512, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!buf)
+	local = kzalloc(sizeof(local), GFP_KERNEL);
+
+	if (!local)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	lpar = ps3_mm_phys_to_lpar(__pa(buf));
-	notify_cmd = buf;
-	notify_event = buf;
+	dev = &local->dev;
+	notify_cmd = &local->notify_cmd;
+	notify_event = &local->notify_event;
+
+	lpar = ps3_mm_phys_to_lpar(__pa(&local->notify_cmd));
 
 	/* dummy system bus device */
-	dev.sbd.bus_id = (u64)data;
-	dev.sbd.dev_id = PS3_NOTIFICATION_DEV_ID;
-	dev.sbd.interrupt_id = PS3_NOTIFICATION_INTERRUPT_ID;
+	dev->sbd.bus_id = (u64)data;
+	dev->sbd.dev_id = PS3_NOTIFICATION_DEV_ID;
+	dev->sbd.interrupt_id = PS3_NOTIFICATION_INTERRUPT_ID;
 
-	res = lv1_open_device(dev.sbd.bus_id, dev.sbd.dev_id, 0);
+	res = lv1_open_device(dev->sbd.bus_id, dev->sbd.dev_id, 0);
 	if (res) {
 		pr_err("%s:%u: lv1_open_device failed %s\n", __func__,
 		       __LINE__, ps3_result(res));
 		goto fail_free;
 	}
 
-	res = ps3_sb_event_receive_port_setup(&dev.sbd, PS3_BINDING_CPU_ANY,
+	res = ps3_sb_event_receive_port_setup(&dev->sbd, PS3_BINDING_CPU_ANY,
 					      &irq);
 	if (res) {
 		pr_err("%s:%u: ps3_sb_event_receive_port_setup failed %d\n",
@@ -808,11 +819,11 @@ static int ps3_probe_thread(void *data)
 	       goto fail_close_device;
 	}
 
-	spin_lock_init(&dev.lock);
-	rcuwait_init(&dev.wait);
+	spin_lock_init(&dev->lock);
+	rcuwait_init(&dev->wait);
 
 	res = request_irq(irq, ps3_notification_interrupt, 0,
-			  "ps3_notification", &dev);
+			  "ps3_notification", &local->dev);
 	if (res) {
 		pr_err("%s:%u: request_irq failed %d\n", __func__, __LINE__,
 		       res);
@@ -823,7 +834,7 @@ static int ps3_probe_thread(void *data)
 	notify_cmd->operation_code = 0; /* must be zero */
 	notify_cmd->event_mask = 1UL << notify_region_probe;
 
-	res = ps3_notification_read_write(&dev, lpar, 1);
+	res = ps3_notification_read_write(&local->dev, lpar, 1);
 	if (res)
 		goto fail_free_irq;
 
@@ -834,36 +845,36 @@ static int ps3_probe_thread(void *data)
 
 		memset(notify_event, 0, sizeof(*notify_event));
 
-		res = ps3_notification_read_write(&dev, lpar, 0);
+		res = ps3_notification_read_write(&local->dev, lpar, 0);
 		if (res)
 			break;
 
 		pr_debug("%s:%u: notify event type 0x%llx bus id %llu dev id %llu"
 			 " type %llu port %llu\n", __func__, __LINE__,
-			 notify_event->event_type, notify_event->bus_id,
-			 notify_event->dev_id, notify_event->dev_type,
-			 notify_event->dev_port);
+			notify_event->event_type, notify_event->bus_id,
+			notify_event->dev_id, notify_event->dev_type,
+			notify_event->dev_port);
 
 		if (notify_event->event_type != notify_region_probe ||
-		    notify_event->bus_id != dev.sbd.bus_id) {
+			notify_event->bus_id != dev->sbd.bus_id) {
 			pr_warn("%s:%u: bad notify_event: event %llu, dev_id %llu, dev_type %llu\n",
 				__func__, __LINE__, notify_event->event_type,
 				notify_event->dev_id, notify_event->dev_type);
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		ps3_find_and_add_device(dev.sbd.bus_id, notify_event->dev_id);
+		ps3_find_and_add_device(dev->sbd.bus_id, notify_event->dev_id);
 
 	} while (!kthread_should_stop());
 
 fail_free_irq:
-	free_irq(irq, &dev);
+	free_irq(irq, &local->dev);
 fail_sb_event_receive_port_destroy:
-	ps3_sb_event_receive_port_destroy(&dev.sbd, irq);
+	ps3_sb_event_receive_port_destroy(&dev->sbd, irq);
 fail_close_device:
-	lv1_close_device(dev.sbd.bus_id, dev.sbd.dev_id);
+	lv1_close_device(dev->sbd.bus_id, dev->sbd.dev_id);
 fail_free:
-	kfree(buf);
+	kfree(local);
 
 	probe_task = NULL;