linux-kernel - [PATCH v4 1/3] Staging: rtl8192e: Use struct

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Date:   Thu, 23 Jun 2022 22:27:53 +0200
From:   Felix Schlepper <f3sch.git@...look.com>
To:     gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
Cc:     linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Felix Schlepper <f3sch.git@...look.com>
Subject: [PATCH v4 1/3] Staging: rtl8192e: Use struct_size

Using struct_size is encouraged because it is safer
than using sizeof and calculations by hand.

Signed-off-by: Felix Schlepper <f3sch.git@...look.com>
---
 drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_tx.c | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_tx.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_tx.c
index 37715afb0210..f2ef32e943ae 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_tx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_tx.c
@@ -205,8 +205,7 @@ static struct rtllib_txb *rtllib_alloc_txb(int nr_frags, int txb_size,
 	struct rtllib_txb *txb;
 	int i;
 
-	txb = kmalloc(sizeof(struct rtllib_txb) + (sizeof(u8 *) * nr_frags),
-		      gfp_mask);
+	txb = kmalloc(struct_size(txb, fragments, nr_frags), gfp_mask);
 	if (!txb)
 		return NULL;
 
-- 
2.36.1