Hi Tom, On 12/03/2022 18:30, trix@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > From: Tom Rix <trix@xxxxxxxxxx> > > In stk_camera_read_reg() a single byte buffer is alloc-ed and > freed on every function call. Since the size is known, > move the buffer to the struct stk_camera where it will be alloc-ed > and freed once. I read the replies to this patch, but I am not certain if you still want this patch to be merged, or will make a v2. I have no problem applying this patch as-is, but I just want to have confirmation that there won't be a v2. Regards, Hans > > Signed-off-by: Tom Rix <trix@xxxxxxxxxx> > --- > drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.c | 11 ++--------- > drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.h | 2 ++ > 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.c b/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.c > index 5b822214ccc5c..787edb3d47c23 100644 > --- a/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.c > +++ b/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.c > @@ -150,25 +150,18 @@ int stk_camera_write_reg(struct stk_camera *dev, u16 index, u8 value) > int stk_camera_read_reg(struct stk_camera *dev, u16 index, u8 *value) > { > struct usb_device *udev = dev->udev; > - unsigned char *buf; > int ret; > > - buf = kmalloc(sizeof(u8), GFP_KERNEL); > - if (!buf) > - return -ENOMEM; > - > ret = usb_control_msg(udev, usb_rcvctrlpipe(udev, 0), > 0x00, > USB_DIR_IN | USB_TYPE_VENDOR | USB_RECIP_DEVICE, > 0x00, > index, > - buf, > + &dev->read_reg_scratch, > sizeof(u8), > 500); > if (ret >= 0) > - *value = *buf; > - > - kfree(buf); > + *value = dev->read_reg_scratch; > > if (ret < 0) > return ret; > diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.h b/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.h > index 14519e5308b18..136decffe9ced 100644 > --- a/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.h > +++ b/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.h > @@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ struct stk_camera { > struct list_head sio_avail; > struct list_head sio_full; > unsigned sequence; > + > + u8 read_reg_scratch; > }; > > #define vdev_to_camera(d) container_of(d, struct stk_camera, vdev)