Re: [PATCH] perf/x86/amd/uncore: use kcalloc() instead of multiplication

From: Mi, Dapeng

Date: Sun Sep 28 2025 - 02:45:13 EST



On 9/13/2025 2:35 PM, Joey Pabalinas wrote:
> Dynamic size calculations should not be performed in allocator
> function arguments due to overflow risk.
>
> Use kcalloc() instead of multiplication in the first argument
> of kzalloc().
>
> Signed-off-by: Joey Pabalinas <joeypabalinas@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/x86/events/amd/uncore.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/events/amd/uncore.c b/arch/x86/events/amd/uncore.c
> index e8b6af199c738eb00b..d08e3054461f2ca07a 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/events/amd/uncore.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/events/amd/uncore.c
> @@ -1036,11 +1036,11 @@ int amd_uncore_umc_ctx_init(struct amd_uncore *uncore, unsigned int cpu)
> group_num_pmus[gid] = hweight32(info.split.aux_data);
> group_num_pmcs[gid] = info.split.num_pmcs;
> uncore->num_pmus += group_num_pmus[gid];
> }
>
> - uncore->pmus = kzalloc(sizeof(*uncore->pmus) * uncore->num_pmus,
> + uncore->pmus = kcalloc(uncore->num_pmus, sizeof(*uncore->pmus),
> GFP_KERNEL);
> if (!uncore->pmus) {
> uncore->num_pmus = 0;
> goto done;
> }

LGTM.

Reviewed-by: Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>