linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/5] IB/hfi1: Adjust another size determination in hfi1_user_sdma_alloc

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Message-ID: <4dca91c1-488d-120d-bd25-74f400242bd2@users.sourceforge.net>
Date:   Mon, 13 Feb 2017 10:32:13 +0100
From:   SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
To:     Johannes Thumshirn <jthumshirn@...e.de>, linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Dennis Dalessandro <dennis.dalessandro@...el.com>,
        Doug Ledford <dledford@...hat.com>,
        Hal Rosenstock <hal.rosenstock@...il.com>,
        Mike Marciniszyn <mike.marciniszyn@...el.com>,
        Sean Hefty <sean.hefty@...el.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5] IB/hfi1: Adjust another size determination in
 hfi1_user_sdma_alloc_queues()

>> @@ -443,8 +442,8 @@ int hfi1_user_sdma_alloc_queues(struct hfi1_ctxtdata *uctxt, struct file *fp)
>>  	if (!cq)
>>  		goto cq_nomem;
>>  
>> -	memsize = PAGE_ALIGN(sizeof(*cq->comps) * hfi1_sdma_comp_ring_size);
>> -	cq->comps = vmalloc_user(memsize);
>> +	cq->comps = vmalloc_user(PAGE_ALIGN(sizeof(*cq->comps)
>> +				 * hfi1_sdma_comp_ring_size));
>>  	if (!cq->comps)
>>  		goto cq_comps_nomem;
>>  
>>
> 
> IMHO this makes readability worse.

How often does it really make sense to keep such a product in this local variable?


> What's the intention behind this patch?

I suggested just another simple omission of an extra variable.

Regards,
Markus