Re: [PATCH RESEND] clk: at91: sam9x7: Use kmalloc_array() instead of kmalloc()

From: Claudiu Beznea

Date: Sat Nov 08 2025 - 05:00:19 EST


Hi, Sidharth,

On 9/24/25 17:55, Sidharth Seela wrote:
> Replace kmalloc with kmalloc array in clk/at91/sam9x7.c. Refactor to new
> API, for cases with dynamic size calculations inside kmalloc().
>
> Resend is to correct previously sent patches mailing address.
>
> Signed-off-by: Sidharth Seela <sidharthseela@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> diff --git a/drivers/clk/at91/sam9x7.c b/drivers/clk/at91/sam9x7.c
> index ffab32b047a0..0c0a746a183d 100644
> --- a/drivers/clk/at91/sam9x7.c
> +++ b/drivers/clk/at91/sam9x7.c
> @@ -748,9 +748,9 @@ static void __init sam9x7_pmc_setup(struct device_node *np)
> if (!sam9x7_pmc)
> return;
>
> - clk_mux_buffer = kmalloc(sizeof(void *) *
> - (ARRAY_SIZE(sam9x7_gck)),
> - GFP_KERNEL);
> + clk_mux_buffer = kmalloc_array(ARRAY_SIZE(sam9x7_gck),
> + sizeof(void *),

sizeof(*clk_mux_buffer)

Also, this line should be aligned on the above "(". Please run checkpatch.pl.

Could you please update the other at91 clock drivers?

[1]
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst

> + GFP_KERNEL);

This like could fit on the above one.

Thank you,
Claudiu

> if (!clk_mux_buffer)
> goto err_free;
>