Re: [PATCH] net: dsa: felix: use kmalloc_flex helper

From: Vladimir Oltean

Date: Thu Feb 26 2026 - 08:09:51 EST


On Tue, Feb 24, 2026 at 08:03:23PM -0800, Rosen Penev wrote:
> A little simpler than using a separate size variable.
>
> Signed-off-by: Rosen Penev <rosenp@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix_vsc9959.c | 5 ++---
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix_vsc9959.c b/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix_vsc9959.c
> index 8387dd208adb..cb132679fd99 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix_vsc9959.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix_vsc9959.c
> @@ -2254,7 +2254,7 @@ static int vsc9959_psfp_filter_add(struct ocelot *ocelot, int port,
> struct felix_stream_gate *sgi;
> struct ocelot_psfp_list *psfp;
> struct ocelot_policer pol;
> - int ret, i, size;
> + int ret, i;

Please don't break reverse Christmas tree variable ordering.
And put "PATCH v2 net-next" in the git subject prefix.

> u64 rate, burst;
> u32 index;
>
> @@ -2271,8 +2271,7 @@ static int vsc9959_psfp_filter_add(struct ocelot *ocelot, int port,
> flow_action_for_each(i, a, &f->rule->action) {
> switch (a->id) {
> case FLOW_ACTION_GATE:
> - size = struct_size(sgi, entries, a->gate.num_entries);
> - sgi = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
> + sgi = kzalloc_flex(*sgi, entries, a->gate.num_entries, GFP_KERNEL);
> if (!sgi) {
> ret = -ENOMEM;
> goto err;
> --
> 2.53.0
>