[PATCHv2] hsi: hsi_core: use kzalloc_flex

From: Rosen Penev

Date: Tue Mar 17 2026 - 16:06:26 EST


Simplifies allocations by using a flexible array member in this struct.

Add __counted_by to get extra runtime analysis.

Signed-off-by: Rosen Penev <rosenp@xxxxxxxxx>
---
v2: remove wrong null check
drivers/hsi/hsi_core.c | 38 +++++++++++++++-----------------------
include/linux/hsi/hsi.h | 2 +-
2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/hsi/hsi_core.c b/drivers/hsi/hsi_core.c
index 7cb2dcb30fdb..001bcadf4b8e 100644
--- a/drivers/hsi/hsi_core.c
+++ b/drivers/hsi/hsi_core.c
@@ -342,13 +342,11 @@ static void hsi_controller_release(struct device *dev)
{
struct hsi_controller *hsi = to_hsi_controller(dev);

- kfree(hsi->port);
kfree(hsi);
}

static void hsi_port_release(struct device *dev)
{
- kfree(to_hsi_port(dev));
}

/**
@@ -446,7 +444,7 @@ void hsi_put_controller(struct hsi_controller *hsi)
return;

for (i = 0; i < hsi->num_ports; i++)
- if (hsi->port && hsi->port[i])
+ if (hsi->port[i])
put_device(&hsi->port[i]->device);
put_device(&hsi->device);
}
@@ -462,39 +460,33 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hsi_put_controller);
struct hsi_controller *hsi_alloc_controller(unsigned int n_ports, gfp_t flags)
{
struct hsi_controller *hsi;
- struct hsi_port **port;
unsigned int i;

if (!n_ports)
return NULL;

- hsi = kzalloc_obj(*hsi, flags);
+ hsi = kzalloc_flex(*hsi, port, n_ports, flags);
if (!hsi)
return NULL;
- port = kzalloc_objs(*port, n_ports, flags);
- if (!port) {
- kfree(hsi);
- return NULL;
- }
+
hsi->num_ports = n_ports;
- hsi->port = port;
hsi->device.release = hsi_controller_release;
device_initialize(&hsi->device);

for (i = 0; i < n_ports; i++) {
- port[i] = kzalloc_obj(**port, flags);
- if (port[i] == NULL)
+ hsi->port[i] = kzalloc_obj(**hsi->port, flags);
+ if (hsi->port[i] == NULL)
goto out;
- port[i]->num = i;
- port[i]->async = hsi_dummy_msg;
- port[i]->setup = hsi_dummy_cl;
- port[i]->flush = hsi_dummy_cl;
- port[i]->start_tx = hsi_dummy_cl;
- port[i]->stop_tx = hsi_dummy_cl;
- port[i]->release = hsi_dummy_cl;
- mutex_init(&port[i]->lock);
- BLOCKING_INIT_NOTIFIER_HEAD(&port[i]->n_head);
- dev_set_name(&port[i]->device, "port%d", i);
+ hsi->port[i]->num = i;
+ hsi->port[i]->async = hsi_dummy_msg;
+ hsi->port[i]->setup = hsi_dummy_cl;
+ hsi->port[i]->flush = hsi_dummy_cl;
+ hsi->port[i]->start_tx = hsi_dummy_cl;
+ hsi->port[i]->stop_tx = hsi_dummy_cl;
+ hsi->port[i]->release = hsi_dummy_cl;
+ mutex_init(&hsi->port[i]->lock);
+ BLOCKING_INIT_NOTIFIER_HEAD(&hsi->port[i]->n_head);
+ dev_set_name(&hsi->port[i]->device, "port%d", i);
hsi->port[i]->device.release = hsi_port_release;
device_initialize(&hsi->port[i]->device);
}
diff --git a/include/linux/hsi/hsi.h b/include/linux/hsi/hsi.h
index 6ca92bff02c6..ea6bef9b6012 100644
--- a/include/linux/hsi/hsi.h
+++ b/include/linux/hsi/hsi.h
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ struct hsi_controller {
struct module *owner;
unsigned int id;
unsigned int num_ports;
- struct hsi_port **port;
+ struct hsi_port *port[] __counted_by(num_ports);
};

#define to_hsi_controller(dev) container_of(dev, struct hsi_controller, device)
--
2.53.0