Re: [PATCH] ALSA: core: Update snd_card_new() documentation

[Takashi Iwai]

On Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:12:51 +0200,
phucduc.bui@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> From: bui duc phuc <phucduc.bui@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> The implementation of snd_card_new() now uses kzalloc_flex() instead
> of kzalloc(). Update the kernel-doc to match the implementation and
> fix the function parameter indentation.

Well, from the API documentation POV, it doesn't matter which function
is used internally.  The main point is that it does
zero-initialization.


thanks,

Takashi


> 
> Signed-off-by: bui duc phuc <phucduc.bui@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  sound/core/init.c | 6 +++---
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/sound/core/init.c b/sound/core/init.c
> index 56dde5bd73c4..f3fa795ab932 100644
> --- a/sound/core/init.c
> +++ b/sound/core/init.c
> @@ -162,15 +162,15 @@ static void release_card_device(struct device *dev)
>   *  @extra_size: allocate this extra size after the main soundcard structure
>   *  @card_ret: the pointer to store the created card instance
>   *
> - *  The function allocates snd_card instance via kzalloc with the given
> + *  The function allocates snd_card instance via kzalloc_flex with the given
>   *  space for the driver to use freely.  The allocated struct is stored
>   *  in the given card_ret pointer.
>   *
>   *  Return: Zero if successful or a negative error code.
>   */
>  int snd_card_new(struct device *parent, int idx, const char *xid,
> -		    struct module *module, int extra_size,
> -		    struct snd_card **card_ret)
> +		 struct module *module, int extra_size,
> +		 struct snd_card **card_ret)
>  {
>  	struct snd_card *card;
>  	int err;
> -- 
> 2.43.0
>