The only user of bootsource_get_alias_name() calls it and frees it shortly after and users in board code will likely do the same. Instead of allocating every time, let's just return a static array and expect users to call strdup() if they want to keep the bootsource valid for longer. Signed-off-by: Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- common/bootsource.c | 23 +++++++++++------------ include/bootsource.h | 2 +- 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/common/bootsource.c b/common/bootsource.c index 6808c9c51d88..3c8f53f3a890 100644 --- a/common/bootsource.c +++ b/common/bootsource.c @@ -72,27 +72,24 @@ const char *bootsource_get_alias_stem(enum bootsource src) /** * bootsource_get_alias_name() - Get the name of the bootsource alias * - * This function will return newly allocated string containing name of + * This function will return a pointer to a static string containing name of * the alias that is expected to point to DTB node corresponding to * detected bootsource * - * NOTE: Caller is expected to free() the string allocated by this - * function */ -char *bootsource_get_alias_name(void) +const char *bootsource_get_alias_name(void) { + static char buf[sizeof("i2c-eeprom-2147483647")]; const char *stem; + int ret; /* * If alias name was overridden via * bootsource_set_alias_name() return that value without * asking any questions. - * - * Note that we have to strdup() the result to make it - * free-able. */ if (bootsource_alias_name) - return strdup(bootsource_alias_name); + return bootsource_alias_name; stem = bootsource_get_alias_stem(bootsource); if (!stem) @@ -105,13 +102,17 @@ char *bootsource_get_alias_name(void) if (bootsource_instance == BOOTSOURCE_INSTANCE_UNKNOWN) return NULL; - return basprintf("%s%d", stem, bootsource_instance); + ret = snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s%d", stem, bootsource_instance); + if (ret < 0 || ret >= sizeof(buf)) + return NULL; + + return buf; } struct device_node *bootsource_of_node_get(struct device_node *root) { struct device_node *np; - char *alias_name; + const char *alias_name; alias_name = bootsource_get_alias_name(); if (!alias_name) @@ -119,8 +120,6 @@ struct device_node *bootsource_of_node_get(struct device_node *root) np = of_find_node_by_alias(root, alias_name); - free(alias_name); - return np; } diff --git a/include/bootsource.h b/include/bootsource.h index 33ad26946059..9fb77a0bb0a9 100644 --- a/include/bootsource.h +++ b/include/bootsource.h @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ enum bootsource bootsource_get(void); enum bootsource bootsource_get_device(void); int bootsource_get_instance(void); void bootsource_set_alias_name(const char *name); -char *bootsource_get_alias_name(void); +const char *bootsource_get_alias_name(void); const char *bootsource_to_string(enum bootsource src); const char *bootsource_get_alias_stem(enum bootsource bs); int bootsource_of_alias_xlate(enum bootsource bs, int instance); -- 2.39.5