[PATCH] RDMA/core: use kzalloc_flex

From: Rosen Penev

Date: Thu Mar 26 2026 - 23:08:08 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>
---
drivers/infiniband/core/cache.c | 14 +++-----------
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/cache.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/cache.c
index ee4a2bc68fb2..896486fa6185 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/cache.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/cache.c
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ struct ib_gid_table {
/* rwlock protects data_vec[ix]->state and entry pointer.
*/
rwlock_t rwlock;
- struct ib_gid_table_entry **data_vec;
/* bit field, each bit indicates the index of default GID */
u32 default_gid_indices;
+ struct ib_gid_table_entry *data_vec[] __counted_by(sz);
};

static void dispatch_gid_change_event(struct ib_device *ib_dev, u32 port)
@@ -770,24 +770,16 @@ const struct ib_gid_attr *rdma_find_gid_by_filter(

static struct ib_gid_table *alloc_gid_table(int sz)
{
- struct ib_gid_table *table = kzalloc_obj(*table);
+ struct ib_gid_table *table = kzalloc_flex(*table, data_vec, sz);

if (!table)
return NULL;

- table->data_vec = kzalloc_objs(*table->data_vec, sz);
- if (!table->data_vec)
- goto err_free_table;
+ table->sz = sz;

mutex_init(&table->lock);
-
- table->sz = sz;
rwlock_init(&table->rwlock);
return table;
-
-err_free_table:
- kfree(table);
- return NULL;
}

static void release_gid_table(struct ib_device *device,
--
2.53.0