The patch titled
Subject: device-dax/kmem: use struct_size()
has been removed from the -mm tree. Its filename was
device-dax-kmem-use-struct_size.patch
This patch was dropped because it was merged into mainline or a subsystem tree
------------------------------------------------------
From: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: device-dax/kmem: use struct_size()
Linus notes the kernel has had a nice helper for the 'size of struct with
variable array member at the end' operation for a couple years now, use
it.
Link: http://lore.kernel.org/r/CAHk-=wgNTLbvAD8mNTvh+GQyapNWeX20PXhU_+frqEvVq4298w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/160288261564.3242821.6055291930923876456.stgit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx>
Reported-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/dax/kmem.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
--- a/drivers/dax/kmem.c~device-dax-kmem-use-struct_size
+++ a/drivers/dax/kmem.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static int dev_dax_kmem_probe(struct dev
return -EINVAL;
}
- data = kzalloc(sizeof(*data) + sizeof(struct resource *) * dev_dax->nr_range, GFP_KERNEL);
+ data = kzalloc(struct_size(data, res, dev_dax->nr_range), GFP_KERNEL);
if (!data)
return -ENOMEM;
_
Patches currently in -mm which might be from dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx are
