[PATCH v2] scsi: Prefer kmalloc_array over kmalloc involving dynamic size calculations

[Bhanu Seshu Kumar Valluri]

As a best practice use kmalloc_array to safely calculate dynamic object
sizes without overflow.

Acked-by: Don Brace <don.brace@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Bhanu Seshu Kumar Valluri <bhanuseshukumar@xxxxxxxxx>
---
 Note: The patch is tested for compilation.
 Change log:
 v1->v2:
  Updated commit message to refelect correct intention of the patch to 
  address James Bottomley review in v1.
  v1 Link : https://lore.kernel.org/all/20251001113935.52596-1-bhanuseshukumar@xxxxxxxxx/
 drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_init.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_init.c b/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_init.c
index 03c97e60d36f..19b0075eb256 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_init.c
@@ -8936,7 +8936,7 @@ static int pqi_host_alloc_mem(struct pqi_ctrl_info *ctrl_info,
 	if (sg_count == 0 || sg_count > PQI_HOST_MAX_SG_DESCRIPTORS)
 		goto out;
 
-	host_memory_descriptor->host_chunk_virt_address = kmalloc(sg_count * sizeof(void *), GFP_KERNEL);
+	host_memory_descriptor->host_chunk_virt_address = kmalloc_array(sg_count, sizeof(void *), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!host_memory_descriptor->host_chunk_virt_address)
 		goto out;
 
-- 
2.34.1