[PATCH 2/3] scsi: bnx2fc: no double pointer for io_bdt_pool

From: Rosen Penev

Date: Thu Apr 30 2026 - 17:03:22 EST


Instead of allocating a double pointer, allocate a single and avoid
extra malloc and free. It's not needed anyway.

Signed-off-by: Rosen Penev <rosenp@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc.h | 2 +-
drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_io.c | 25 +++++--------------------
2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc.h b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc.h
index 30d8b563db0c..9a5de1048542 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc.h
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ struct bnx2fc_cmd_mgr {
u16 next_idx;
struct list_head *free_list;
spinlock_t *free_list_lock;
- struct io_bdt **io_bdt_pool;
+ struct io_bdt *io_bdt_pool;
struct bnx2fc_cmd *cmds[];
};

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_io.c b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_io.c
index 4810999976b6..6773f8d5d84e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_io.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_io.c
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ struct bnx2fc_cmd_mgr *bnx2fc_cmd_mgr_alloc(struct bnx2fc_hba *hba)
}

cmgr->hba = hba;
- cmgr->io_bdt_pool = (struct io_bdt **)(cmgr->cmds + num_ios);
+ cmgr->io_bdt_pool = (struct io_bdt *)(cmgr->cmds + num_ios);
cmgr->free_list = (struct list_head *)(cmgr->io_bdt_pool + num_ios);
cmgr->free_list_lock = (spinlock_t *)(cmgr->free_list + arr_sz);

@@ -280,19 +280,10 @@ struct bnx2fc_cmd_mgr *bnx2fc_cmd_mgr_alloc(struct bnx2fc_hba *hba)
io_req++;
}

- for (i = 0; i < num_ios; i++) {
- cmgr->io_bdt_pool[i] = kmalloc_obj(struct io_bdt);
- if (!cmgr->io_bdt_pool[i]) {
- printk(KERN_ERR PFX "failed to alloc "
- "io_bdt_pool[%d]\n", i);
- goto mem_err;
- }
- }
-
/* Allocate an map fcoe_bdt_ctx structures */
bd_tbl_sz = BNX2FC_MAX_BDS_PER_CMD * sizeof(struct fcoe_bd_ctx);
for (i = 0; i < num_ios; i++) {
- bdt_info = cmgr->io_bdt_pool[i];
+ bdt_info = &cmgr->io_bdt_pool[i];
bdt_info->bd_tbl = dma_alloc_coherent(&hba->pcidev->dev,
bd_tbl_sz,
&bdt_info->bd_tbl_dma,
@@ -325,7 +316,7 @@ void bnx2fc_cmd_mgr_free(struct bnx2fc_cmd_mgr *cmgr)

bd_tbl_sz = BNX2FC_MAX_BDS_PER_CMD * sizeof(struct fcoe_bd_ctx);
for (i = 0; i < num_ios; i++) {
- bdt_info = cmgr->io_bdt_pool[i];
+ bdt_info = &cmgr->io_bdt_pool[i];
if (bdt_info->bd_tbl) {
dma_free_coherent(&hba->pcidev->dev, bd_tbl_sz,
bdt_info->bd_tbl,
@@ -334,12 +325,6 @@ void bnx2fc_cmd_mgr_free(struct bnx2fc_cmd_mgr *cmgr)
}
}

- /* Destroy io_bdt pool */
- for (i = 0; i < num_ios; i++) {
- kfree(cmgr->io_bdt_pool[i]);
- cmgr->io_bdt_pool[i] = NULL;
- }
-
for (i = 0; i < num_possible_cpus() + 1; i++) {
struct bnx2fc_cmd *tmp, *io_req;

@@ -415,7 +400,7 @@ struct bnx2fc_cmd *bnx2fc_elstm_alloc(struct bnx2fc_rport *tgt, int type)

/* Bind io_bdt for this io_req */
/* Have a static link between io_req and io_bdt_pool */
- bd_tbl = io_req->bd_tbl = cmd_mgr->io_bdt_pool[xid];
+ bd_tbl = io_req->bd_tbl = &cmd_mgr->io_bdt_pool[xid];
bd_tbl->io_req = io_req;

/* Hold the io_req against deletion */
@@ -468,7 +453,7 @@ struct bnx2fc_cmd *bnx2fc_cmd_alloc(struct bnx2fc_rport *tgt)

/* Bind io_bdt for this io_req */
/* Have a static link between io_req and io_bdt_pool */
- bd_tbl = io_req->bd_tbl = cmd_mgr->io_bdt_pool[xid];
+ bd_tbl = io_req->bd_tbl = &cmd_mgr->io_bdt_pool[xid];
bd_tbl->io_req = io_req;

/* Hold the io_req against deletion */
--
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