Re: [PATCH RFC v2 08/16] media: convert links from array to list

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On 08/07/15 16:20, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> Using memory realloc to increase the size of an array
> is complex and makes harder to remove links. Also, by
> embedding the link inside an array at the entity makes harder
> to change the code to add interfaces, as interfaces will
> also need to use links.
> 
> So, convert the links from arrays to lists.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/media/media-device.c b/drivers/media/media-device.c
> index 9fb3f8958265..a95ca981aabb 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/media-device.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/media-device.c

<snip>

> @@ -452,27 +445,21 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(media_entity_put);
>  
>  static struct media_link *media_entity_add_link(struct media_entity *entity)
>  {
> -	if (entity->num_links >= entity->max_links) {
> -		struct media_link *links = entity->links;
> -		unsigned int max_links = entity->max_links + 2;
> -		unsigned int i;
> +	struct media_link *link;
>  
> -		links = krealloc(links, max_links * sizeof(*links), GFP_KERNEL);
> -		if (links == NULL)
> -			return NULL;
> +	link = kzalloc(sizeof(*link), GFP_KERNEL);
> +	if (link == NULL)
> +		return NULL;
>  
> -		for (i = 0; i < entity->num_links; i++)
> -			links[i].reverse->reverse = &links[i];
> -
> -		entity->max_links = max_links;
> -		entity->links = links;
> -	}
> +	link->reverse->reverse = link;

Huh? link points to a zeroed struct, so link->reverse will be NULL.
This can't work.

Are you sure this line should be here? The original code doesn't set it
either for the new link, it just updates the reverse links for the
realloced links.

> +	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&link->list);
> +	list_add(&entity->links, &link->list);
>  
>  	/* Initialize graph object embedded at the new link */
>  	graph_obj_init(entity->parent, MEDIA_GRAPH_LINK,
> -			&entity->links[entity->num_links].graph_obj);
> +			&link->graph_obj);
>  
> -	return &entity->links[entity->num_links++];
> +	return link;
>  }
>  
>  int

Regards,

	Hans
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