Re: [PATCH] net: marvell: prestera: use kzalloc_flex
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Date: 2026-03-20 00:16:32
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From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Date: 2026-03-20 00:16:32
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linux-hardening, lkml
On Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:21:11 -0700 Rosen Penev wrote:
Simplify allocation by using a flexible array member in this struct. No need to free separately. Add __counted_by to get extra runtime analysis. Move counting variable assignment to right after allocation as required by __counted_by.
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