linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] nfp: xsk: Adjust allocation type for nn->dp.xsk

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Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2025 18:20:39 +0000
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] nfp: xsk: Adjust allocation type for nn->dp.xsk_pools

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Fri, 25 Apr 2025 23:08:42 -0700 you wrote:
> In preparation for making the kmalloc family of allocators type aware,
> we need to make sure that the returned type from the allocation matches
> the type of the variable being assigned. (Before, the allocator would
> always return "void *", which can be implicitly cast to any pointer type.)
> 
> The assigned type "struct xsk_buff_pool **", but the returned type will be
> "struct xsk_buff_pool ***". These are the same allocation size (pointer
> size), but the types don't match. Adjust the allocation type to match
> the assignment.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - nfp: xsk: Adjust allocation type for nn->dp.xsk_pools
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/c636eed60958

You are awesome, thank you!
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