As we get ready for kzalloc checking for invalid sizes, let's add
documentation for the cases where the size is different but valid.
This patch fixes this cocci warning:
./platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_command.c:1215:9-25: WARNING: casting value returned by memory allocation function to (struct iris_inst *) is useless.
Signed-off-by: Ricardo Ribalda <ribalda@chromium.org>
---
drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_command.c | 7 ++++++-
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_command.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_command.c
index f9129553209922fda548ca320494ae6ae797854c..c120ea3594fb5d0f40d6b9a7c67ffc28c42109f0 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_command.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_command.c
@@ -1212,5 +1212,10 @@ void iris_hfi_gen2_command_ops_init(struct iris_core *core)
struct iris_inst *iris_hfi_gen2_get_instance(void)
{
- return (struct iris_inst *)kzalloc(sizeof(struct iris_inst_hfi_gen2), GFP_KERNEL);
+ struct iris_inst_hfi_gen2 *out;
+
+ /* The allocation is intentionally larger than struct iris_inst. */
+ out = kzalloc(sizeof(*out), GFP_KERNEL);
+
+ return &out->inst;
}
--
2.52.0.239.gd5f0c6e74e-goog