linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/4] gpio: Remove VLA from MAX3191X driver

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Date:   Fri,  9 Mar 2018 16:10:19 -0800
From:   Laura Abbott <labbott@...hat.com>
To:     Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Lukas Wunner <lukas@...ner.de>
Cc:     Laura Abbott <labbott@...hat.com>, linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com,
        Mathias Duckeck <m.duckeck@...bus.de>
Subject: [PATCH 2/4] gpio: Remove VLA from MAX3191X driver


The new challenge is to remove VLAs from the kernel
(see https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/3/7/621)

This patch replaces several a VLA with an appropriate call to
kmalloc_array.

Signed-off-by: Laura Abbott <labbott@...hat.com>
---
 drivers/gpio/gpio-max3191x.c | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-max3191x.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-max3191x.c
index f74b1072e84b..b5b9cb1fda50 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-max3191x.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-max3191x.c
@@ -315,12 +315,17 @@ static void gpiod_set_array_single_value_cansleep(unsigned int ndescs,
 						  struct gpio_desc **desc,
 						  int value)
 {
-	int i, values[ndescs];
+	int i, *values;
+
+	values = kmalloc_array(ndescs, sizeof(*values), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!values)
+		return;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ndescs; i++)
 		values[i] = value;
 
 	gpiod_set_array_value_cansleep(ndescs, desc, values);
+	kfree(values);
 }
 
 static struct gpio_descs *devm_gpiod_get_array_optional_count(
-- 
2.14.3