netdev - Re: [PATCH 07/12] igb: Proactively round up to kmalloc bucket size

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Message-ID: <202209220859.DA21F91EAE@keescook>
Date:   Thu, 22 Sep 2022 09:00:26 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     "Ruhl, Michael J" <michael.j.ruhl@...el.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 07/12] igb: Proactively round up to kmalloc bucket size

On Thu, Sep 22, 2022 at 03:56:54PM +0000, Ruhl, Michael J wrote:
> >From: dri-devel <dri-devel-bounces@...ts.freedesktop.org> On Behalf Of Kees Cook
> [...]
> >diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
> >b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
> >index 2796e81d2726..4d70ee5b0f79 100644
> >--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
> >+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
> >@@ -1196,6 +1196,7 @@ static int igb_alloc_q_vector(struct igb_adapter
> >*adapter,
> >
> > 	ring_count = txr_count + rxr_count;
> > 	size = struct_size(q_vector, ring, ring_count);
> >+	size = kmalloc_size_roundup(size);
> 
> why not:
> 
> 	size = kmalloc_size_roundup(struct_size(q_vector, ring, ring_count));
> 
> ?

Sure! I though it might be more readable split up. I will change it. :)

-- 
Kees Cook