kmalloc() returns memory with __assume_kmalloc_alignment, which is
__alignof__(unsigned long long) for parisc.
Signed-off-by: Rolf Eike Beer <eike-kernel@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/parisc/iosapic.c | 11 +----------
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 10 deletions(-)
I must confirm it's entirely untested.
diff --git a/drivers/parisc/iosapic.c b/drivers/parisc/iosapic.c
index 3a8c98615634..bdef7a8d6ab8 100644
--- a/drivers/parisc/iosapic.c
+++ b/drivers/parisc/iosapic.c
@@ -221,16 +221,7 @@ static size_t irt_num_entry;
static struct irt_entry *iosapic_alloc_irt(int num_entries)
{
- unsigned long a;
-
- /* The IRT needs to be 8-byte aligned for the PDC call.
- * Normally kmalloc would guarantee larger alignment, but
- * if CONFIG_DEBUG_SLAB is enabled, then we can get only
- * 4-byte alignment on 32-bit kernels
- */
- a = (unsigned long)kmalloc(sizeof(struct irt_entry) * num_entries + 8, GFP_KERNEL);
- a = (a + 7UL) & ~7UL;
- return (struct irt_entry *)a;
+ return kcalloc(num_entries, sizeof(struct irt_entry), GFP_KERNEL);
}
/**
--
2.35.3
