[PATCH] scsi: qla2xxx: Use flexible array for qpair hints

From: Rosen Penev

Date: Mon May 11 2026 - 21:11:10 EST


Store the qpair hints as trailing storage in struct qla_tgt instead of
allocating and freeing them separately.

This keeps the hints tied to the target allocation and simplifies the
error and release paths.

Assisted-by: Codex:GPT-5.5
Signed-off-by: Rosen Penev <rosenp@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c | 12 +-----------
drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.h | 2 +-
2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
index e47da45e93a0..8acbd45f96dc 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
@@ -1590,7 +1590,6 @@ static void qlt_release(struct qla_tgt *tgt)
h->qpair = NULL;
}
}
- kfree(tgt->qphints);
mutex_lock(&qla_tgt_mutex);
list_del(&vha->vha_tgt.qla_tgt->tgt_list_entry);
mutex_unlock(&qla_tgt_mutex);
@@ -7458,26 +7457,17 @@ int qlt_add_target(struct qla_hw_data *ha, struct scsi_qla_host *base_vha)

BUG_ON(base_vha->vha_tgt.qla_tgt != NULL);

- tgt = kzalloc_obj(struct qla_tgt);
+ tgt = kzalloc_flex(*tgt, qphints, ha->max_qpairs + 1);
if (!tgt) {
ql_dbg(ql_dbg_tgt, base_vha, 0xe066,
"Unable to allocate struct qla_tgt\n");
return -ENOMEM;
}

- tgt->qphints = kzalloc_objs(struct qla_qpair_hint, ha->max_qpairs + 1);
- if (!tgt->qphints) {
- kfree(tgt);
- ql_log(ql_log_warn, base_vha, 0x0197,
- "Unable to allocate qpair hints.\n");
- return -ENOMEM;
- }
-
qla2xxx_driver_template.supported_mode |= MODE_TARGET;

rc = btree_init64(&tgt->lun_qpair_map);
if (rc) {
- kfree(tgt->qphints);
kfree(tgt);
ql_log(ql_log_info, base_vha, 0x0198,
"Unable to initialize lun_qpair_map btree\n");
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.h b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.h
index 61072fb41b29..575c10269a67 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.h
@@ -794,7 +794,6 @@ struct qla_tgt {
struct scsi_qla_host *vha;
struct qla_hw_data *ha;
struct btree_head64 lun_qpair_map;
- struct qla_qpair_hint *qphints;
/*
* To sync between IRQ handlers and qlt_target_release(). Needed,
* because req_pkt() can drop/reaquire HW lock inside. Protected by
@@ -834,6 +833,7 @@ struct qla_tgt {
atomic_t tgt_global_resets_count;

struct list_head tgt_list_entry;
+ struct qla_qpair_hint qphints[];
};

struct qla_tgt_sess_op {
--
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