[PATCHv2] EDAC/mc: Use kzalloc_flex()

From: Rosen Penev

Date: Thu Mar 19 2026 - 16:15:54 EST


Convert struct mem_ctl_info to use flex array and use the new flex
array helpers to simplify initialization.

Add __counted_by for extra runtime analysis when requested.

Move counting assignment immediately after allocation as required by
__counted_by.

Signed-off-by: Rosen Penev <rosenp@xxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Yazen Ghannam <yazen.ghannam@xxxxxxx>
---
v2: reword message slightly.
drivers/edac/edac_mc.c | 9 ++-------
include/linux/edac.h | 23 ++++++++++++-----------
2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c b/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c
index 29e9828422bb..1ffab0269aec 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ static void mci_release(struct device *dev)
kfree(mci->csrows);
}
kfree(mci->pvt_info);
- kfree(mci->layers);
kfree(mci);
}

@@ -361,25 +360,21 @@ struct mem_ctl_info *edac_mc_alloc(unsigned int mc_num,
per_rank = true;
}

- mci = kzalloc_obj(struct mem_ctl_info);
+ mci = kzalloc_flex(*mci, layers, n_layers);
if (!mci)
return NULL;

- mci->layers = kzalloc_objs(struct edac_mc_layer, n_layers);
- if (!mci->layers)
- goto error;
-
mci->pvt_info = kzalloc(sz_pvt, GFP_KERNEL);
if (!mci->pvt_info)
goto error;

+ mci->n_layers = n_layers;
mci->dev.release = mci_release;
device_initialize(&mci->dev);

/* setup index and various internal pointers */
mci->mc_idx = mc_num;
mci->tot_dimms = tot_dimms;
- mci->n_layers = n_layers;
memcpy(mci->layers, layers, sizeof(*layer) * n_layers);
mci->nr_csrows = tot_csrows;
mci->num_cschannel = tot_channels;
diff --git a/include/linux/edac.h b/include/linux/edac.h
index fa32f2aca22f..deba46b3ee25 100644
--- a/include/linux/edac.h
+++ b/include/linux/edac.h
@@ -541,17 +541,6 @@ struct mem_ctl_info {
struct csrow_info **csrows;
unsigned int nr_csrows, num_cschannel;

- /*
- * Memory Controller hierarchy
- *
- * There are basically two types of memory controller: the ones that
- * sees memory sticks ("dimms"), and the ones that sees memory ranks.
- * All old memory controllers enumerate memories per rank, but most
- * of the recent drivers enumerate memories per DIMM, instead.
- * When the memory controller is per rank, csbased is true.
- */
- unsigned int n_layers;
- struct edac_mc_layer *layers;
bool csbased;

/*
@@ -609,6 +598,18 @@ struct mem_ctl_info {
u8 fake_inject_layer[EDAC_MAX_LAYERS];
bool fake_inject_ue;
u16 fake_inject_count;
+
+ /*
+ * Memory Controller hierarchy
+ *
+ * There are basically two types of memory controller: the ones that
+ * sees memory sticks ("dimms"), and the ones that sees memory ranks.
+ * All old memory controllers enumerate memories per rank, but most
+ * of the recent drivers enumerate memories per DIMM, instead.
+ * When the memory controller is per rank, csbased is true.
+ */
+ unsigned int n_layers;
+ struct edac_mc_layer layers[] __counted_by(n_layers);
};

#define mci_for_each_dimm(mci, dimm) \
--
2.53.0