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Re: [PATCH 1/4] sparc: bpf_jit: Use kmalloc_array() in bpf_jit_compile()

From Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH 1/4] sparc: bpf_jit: Use kmalloc_array() in bpf_jit_compile()
Date 2016-09-03 19:00 +0200
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On 09/03/2016 06:36 PM, SF Markus Elfring wrote:
> From: Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net>
> Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2016 17:10:20 +0200
>
> A multiplication for the size determination of a memory allocation
> indicated that an array data structure should be processed.
> Thus use the corresponding function "kmalloc_array".
>
> This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software.

When you talk about "issue", could you please explain yourself what
concrete "issue" you were seeing ?!

This particular multiplication here is guaranteed to never overflow,
so at best a minor cleanup if you will.

(Do you actually have a sparc to test out your changes?)

> Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net>
> ---
>   arch/sparc/net/bpf_jit_comp.c | 2 +-
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/sparc/net/bpf_jit_comp.c b/arch/sparc/net/bpf_jit_comp.c
> index a6d9204..ced1393 100644
> --- a/arch/sparc/net/bpf_jit_comp.c
> +++ b/arch/sparc/net/bpf_jit_comp.c
> @@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ void bpf_jit_compile(struct bpf_prog *fp)
>   	if (!bpf_jit_enable)
>   		return;
>
> -	addrs = kmalloc(flen * sizeof(*addrs), GFP_KERNEL);
> +	addrs = kmalloc_array(flen, sizeof(*addrs), GFP_KERNEL);
>   	if (addrs == NULL)
>   		return;
>
>

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[PATCH 0/4] sparc: bpf_jit: Fine-tuning for bpf_jit_compile() SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2016-09-03 18:40 +0200
  [PATCH 1/4] sparc: bpf_jit: Use kmalloc_array() in bpf_jit_compile() SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2016-09-03 18:40 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 1/4] sparc: bpf_jit: Use kmalloc_array() in bpf_jit_compile() Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net> - 2016-09-03 19:00 +0200
  [PATCH 4/4] sparc: bpf_jit: Rename jump labels in bpf_jit_compile() SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2016-09-03 18:50 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 4/4] sparc: bpf_jit: Rename jump labels in bpf_jit_compile() Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net> - 2016-09-03 19:00 +0200
      Re: [PATCH 4/4] sparc: bpf_jit: Rename jump labels in  bpf_jit_compile() David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> - 2016-09-04 08:20 +0200
        Re: sparc: bpf_jit: Rename jump labels in bpf_jit_compile() SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2016-09-04 09:00 +0200
          Re: sparc: bpf_jit: Rename jump labels in bpf_jit_compile() David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> - 2016-09-04 09:00 +0200
            Re: sparc: bpf_jit: Rename jump labels in bpf_jit_compile() SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2016-09-04 09:40 +0200
              Re: sparc: bpf_jit: Rename jump labels in bpf_jit_compile() David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> - 2016-09-04 09:40 +0200
                Re: sparc: bpf_jit: Rename jump labels in bpf_jit_compile() SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2016-09-04 09:50 +0200
              Re: sparc: bpf_jit: Rename jump labels in bpf_jit_compile() Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net> - 2016-09-04 12:00 +0200
                Re: Clarification for source code formatting around jump labels SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2016-09-04 16:00 +0200
                Re: Clarification for source code formatting around jump labels Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net> - 2016-09-04 19:40 +0200
                Re: sparc: bpf_jit: Rename jump labels in bpf_jit_compile() Jean Delvare <jdelvare@suse.de> - 2016-09-05 13:10 +0200
                Re: sparc: bpf_jit: Rename jump labels in bpf_jit_compile() Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> - 2016-09-05 13:40 +0200
                Re: sparc: bpf_jit: Rename jump labels in bpf_jit_compile() Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> - 2016-09-05 14:00 +0200
                Re: sparc: bpf_jit: Rename jump labels in bpf_jit_compile() Jean Delvare <jdelvare@suse.de> - 2016-09-06 16:40 +0200
                Re: sparc: bpf_jit: Rename jump labels in bpf_jit_compile() Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> - 2016-09-06 16:50 +0200
                Re: sparc: bpf_jit: Rename jump labels in bpf_jit_compile() Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> - 2016-09-06 17:30 +0200
                Re: sparc: bpf_jit: Rename jump labels in bpf_jit_compile() Jean Delvare <jdelvare@suse.de> - 2016-09-07 14:40 +0200
                Re: sparc: bpf_jit: Rename jump labels in bpf_jit_compile() Jean Delvare <jdelvare@suse.de> - 2016-09-05 14:00 +0200
  [PATCH 3/4] sparc: bpf_jit: Avoid assignment for "flen" if BPF JIT is  disabled SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2016-09-03 18:50 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 3/4] sparc: bpf_jit: Avoid assignment for "flen" if BPF  JIT is disabled Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net> - 2016-09-03 19:00 +0200

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