Re: [PATCH] xfs: use kmalloc_array() instead of kmalloc() in xfs_da_grow_inode_int

On Tue, Jul 14, 2026 at 03:17:24AM -0600, Cihan Karadag wrote:
> Replace the open-coded
> 
> 	sizeof(*mapp) * count
> 
> multiplication with kmalloc_array(), based on kernel coding guidelines
> against open-coded arithmetic in allocator arguments.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Cihan Karadag <[email protected]>
> ---
>  fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_da_btree.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_da_btree.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_da_btree.c
> index 9debb95d86fa0..99e4318ba75f2 100644
> --- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_da_btree.c
> +++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_da_btree.c
> @@ -2354,7 +2354,7 @@ xfs_da_grow_inode_int(
>  		 * If we didn't get it and the block might work if fragmented,
>  		 * try without the CONTIG flag.  Loop until we get it all.
>  		 */
> -		mapp = kmalloc(sizeof(*mapp) * count,
> +		mapp = kmalloc_array(count, sizeof(*mapp),
>  				GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NOFAIL);

kmalloc_objs?

--D

>  		for (b = *bno, mapi = 0; b < *bno + count; ) {
>  			c = (int)(*bno + count - b);
> -- 
> 2.54.0
> 
>