linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] checkpatch: Add a couple new alloc functions to alloc with multiplies check

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Date:   Wed, 13 Sep 2023 15:34:42 -0700
From:   Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:     "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavo@...eddedor.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>,
        Dwaipayan Ray <dwaipayanray1@...il.com>,
        Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@...il.com>
Cc:     Gustavo Silva <gustavoars@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] checkpatch: Add a couple new alloc functions to
 alloc with multiplies check

On Wed, 2023-09-13 at 16:32 -0600, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote:
> 
> On 9/13/23 16:25, Joe Perches wrote:
> > On Wed, 2023-09-13 at 16:14 -0600, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote:
> > > 
> > > On 9/13/23 14:37, Joe Perches wrote:
> > > > vmalloc() and vzalloc() functions have now 2-factor multiplication
> > > > argument forms vmalloc_array() and vcalloc(), correspondingly.
> > > > 
> > > > Add alloc-with-multiplies checks for these new functions.
> > > > 
> > > > Simplify the original codes repeated else to use a hash.
> > > > 
> > > > Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/342
> > > > 
> > > > Original-patch-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@...nel.org>
> > > 
> > > Why don't you wait for a response or a v2 from the original
> > > submitter?
> > 
> > Because there really is no need to wait.
> 
> By the way, did you test it?

Yes, against arch/s390/include/asm/idals.h

Did you?  If so, you could also add your own tested-by...