linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] powerpc: ps3: mark ps3_notification

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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2024 18:32:25 +0900
From: Geoff Levand <geoff@...radead.org>
To: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...nel.org>
Cc: Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
 Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>, Paul Mackerras <paulus@...abs.org>,
 Geert Uytterhoeven <Geert.Uytterhoeven@...ycom.com>,
 Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@...il.com>,
 Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@...roup.eu>,
 "Aneesh Kumar K.V" <aneesh.kumar@...nel.org>,
 "Naveen N. Rao" <naveen.n.rao@...ux.ibm.com>,
 Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>, Bill Wendling
 <morbo@...gle.com>, Justin Stitt <justinstitt@...gle.com>,
 Kevin Hao <haokexin@...il.com>, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, llvm@...ts.linux.dev
Subject: Re: [PATCH] powerpc: ps3: mark ps3_notification_device static for
 stack usage

Hi Geert,

On 3/21/24 17:32, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>>  static int ps3_probe_thread(void *data)
>>  {
>> -       struct ps3_notification_device dev;
>> +       static struct ps3_notification_device dev;
>>         int res;
>>         unsigned int irq;
>>         u64 lpar;
> 
> Making it static increases kernel size for everyone.  So I'd rather
> allocate it dynamically. The thread already allocates a buffer, which
> can be replaced at no cost by allocating a structure containing both
> the ps3_notification_device and the buffer.

This seems like a much better solution.

-Geoff