Simplifies allocations by using a flexible array member in this struct.

Add __counted_by to get extra runtime analysis.

Signed-off-by: Rosen Penev <rosenp@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/infiniband/core/cache.c | 14 +++-----------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/cache.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/cache.c
index ee4a2bc68fb2..896486fa6185 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/cache.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/cache.c
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ struct ib_gid_table {
 	/* rwlock protects data_vec[ix]->state and entry pointer.
 	 */
 	rwlock_t			rwlock;
-	struct ib_gid_table_entry	**data_vec;
 	/* bit field, each bit indicates the index of default GID */
 	u32				default_gid_indices;
+	struct ib_gid_table_entry	*data_vec[] __counted_by(sz);
 };
 
 static void dispatch_gid_change_event(struct ib_device *ib_dev, u32 port)
@@ -770,24 +770,16 @@ const struct ib_gid_attr *rdma_find_gid_by_filter(
 
 static struct ib_gid_table *alloc_gid_table(int sz)
 {
-	struct ib_gid_table *table = kzalloc_obj(*table);
+	struct ib_gid_table *table = kzalloc_flex(*table, data_vec, sz);
 
 	if (!table)
 		return NULL;
 
-	table->data_vec = kzalloc_objs(*table->data_vec, sz);
-	if (!table->data_vec)
-		goto err_free_table;
+	table->sz = sz;
 
 	mutex_init(&table->lock);
-
-	table->sz = sz;
 	rwlock_init(&table->rwlock);
 	return table;
-
-err_free_table:
-	kfree(table);
-	return NULL;
 }
 
 static void release_gid_table(struct ib_device *device,
-- 
2.53.0

On Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:01:24 -0700, Rosen Penev wrote:
> Simplifies allocations by using a flexible array member in this struct.
> 
> Add __counted_by to get extra runtime analysis.

Applied, thanks!

[1/1] RDMA/core: use kzalloc_flex
      https://git.kernel.org/rdma/rdma/c/55893530ad19bf

Best regards,
-- 
Leon Romanovsky <leon@kernel.org>