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<title>linux-toradex.git/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/libertas, branch master</title>
<subtitle>Linux kernel for Apalis and Colibri modules</subtitle>
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<entry>
<title>wifi: libertas: refactor endpoint lookup</title>
<updated>2026-04-08T06:33:40+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Johan Hovold</name>
<email>johan@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2026-04-07T15:11:10+00:00</published>
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<content type='text'>
Use the common USB helpers for looking up bulk and interrupt endpoints
(and determining max packet size) instead of open coding.

Note that the driver has an implicit max packet size check which is
kept.

Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold &lt;johan@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260407151111.3187826-3-johan@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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Use the common USB helpers for looking up bulk and interrupt endpoints
(and determining max packet size) instead of open coding.

Note that the driver has an implicit max packet size check which is
kept.

Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold &lt;johan@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260407151111.3187826-3-johan@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
</pre>
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</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>wifi: libertas: don't kill URBs in interrupt context</title>
<updated>2026-03-19T08:07:55+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Heitor Alves de Siqueira</name>
<email>halves@igalia.com</email>
</author>
<published>2026-03-13T21:27:58+00:00</published>
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Serialization for the TX path was enforced by calling
usb_kill_urb()/usb_kill_anchored_urbs(), to prevent transmission before
a previous URB was completed. usb_tx_block() can be called from
interrupt context (e.g. in the HCD giveback path), so we can't always
use it to kill in-flight URBs.

Prevent sleeping during interrupt context by checking the tx_submitted
anchor for existing URBs. We now return -EBUSY, to indicate there's
a pending request.

Reported-by: syzbot+74afbb6355826ffc2239@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=74afbb6355826ffc2239
Fixes: d66676e6ca96 ("wifi: libertas: fix WARNING in usb_tx_block")
Signed-off-by: Heitor Alves de Siqueira &lt;halves@igalia.com&gt;
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260313-libertas-usb-anchors-v1-2-915afbe988d7@igalia.com
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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Serialization for the TX path was enforced by calling
usb_kill_urb()/usb_kill_anchored_urbs(), to prevent transmission before
a previous URB was completed. usb_tx_block() can be called from
interrupt context (e.g. in the HCD giveback path), so we can't always
use it to kill in-flight URBs.

Prevent sleeping during interrupt context by checking the tx_submitted
anchor for existing URBs. We now return -EBUSY, to indicate there's
a pending request.

Reported-by: syzbot+74afbb6355826ffc2239@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=74afbb6355826ffc2239
Fixes: d66676e6ca96 ("wifi: libertas: fix WARNING in usb_tx_block")
Signed-off-by: Heitor Alves de Siqueira &lt;halves@igalia.com&gt;
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260313-libertas-usb-anchors-v1-2-915afbe988d7@igalia.com
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
</pre>
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</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>wifi: libertas: use USB anchors for tracking in-flight URBs</title>
<updated>2026-03-19T08:07:55+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Heitor Alves de Siqueira</name>
<email>halves@igalia.com</email>
</author>
<published>2026-03-13T21:27:57+00:00</published>
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<content type='text'>
The libertas driver currently handles URB lifecycles manually, which
makes it non-trivial to check if specific URBs are pending or not. Add
anchors for TX/RX URBs, and use those to track in-flight requests.

Signed-off-by: Heitor Alves de Siqueira &lt;halves@igalia.com&gt;
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260313-libertas-usb-anchors-v1-1-915afbe988d7@igalia.com
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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The libertas driver currently handles URB lifecycles manually, which
makes it non-trivial to check if specific URBs are pending or not. Add
anchors for TX/RX URBs, and use those to track in-flight requests.

Signed-off-by: Heitor Alves de Siqueira &lt;halves@igalia.com&gt;
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260313-libertas-usb-anchors-v1-1-915afbe988d7@igalia.com
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>wifi: libertas: drop redundant device reference</title>
<updated>2026-03-06T09:55:39+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Johan Hovold</name>
<email>johan@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2026-03-06T08:51:33+00:00</published>
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Driver core holds a reference to the USB interface and its parent USB
device while the interface is bound to a driver and there is no need to
take additional references unless the structures are needed after
disconnect.

Drop the redundant device reference to reduce cargo culting, make it
easier to spot drivers where an extra reference is needed, and reduce
the risk of memory leaks when drivers fail to release it.

Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold &lt;johan@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260306085144.12064-8-johan@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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Driver core holds a reference to the USB interface and its parent USB
device while the interface is bound to a driver and there is no need to
take additional references unless the structures are needed after
disconnect.

Drop the redundant device reference to reduce cargo culting, make it
easier to spot drivers where an extra reference is needed, and reduce
the risk of memory leaks when drivers fail to release it.

Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold &lt;johan@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260306085144.12064-8-johan@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>wifi: cfg80211: support key installation on non-netdev wdevs</title>
<updated>2026-03-02T10:28:33+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Avraham Stern</name>
<email>avraham.stern@intel.com</email>
</author>
<published>2026-01-07T13:20:02+00:00</published>
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Currently key installation is only supported for netdev. For NAN,
support most key operations (except setting default data key) on
wdevs instead of netdevs, and adjust all the APIs and tracing to
match.

Since nothing currently sets NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_SECURE_NAN, this
doesn't change anything (P2P Device already isn't allowed.)

Signed-off-by: Avraham Stern &lt;avraham.stern@intel.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Miri Korenblit &lt;miriam.rachel.korenblit@intel.com&gt;
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260107150057.69a0cfad95fa.I00efdf3b2c11efab82ef6ece9f393382bcf33ba8@changeid
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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Currently key installation is only supported for netdev. For NAN,
support most key operations (except setting default data key) on
wdevs instead of netdevs, and adjust all the APIs and tracing to
match.

Since nothing currently sets NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_SECURE_NAN, this
doesn't change anything (P2P Device already isn't allowed.)

Signed-off-by: Avraham Stern &lt;avraham.stern@intel.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Miri Korenblit &lt;miriam.rachel.korenblit@intel.com&gt;
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260107150057.69a0cfad95fa.I00efdf3b2c11efab82ef6ece9f393382bcf33ba8@changeid
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>wifi: nl80211/cfg80211: support stations of non-netdev interfaces</title>
<updated>2026-03-02T08:23:03+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Miri Korenblit</name>
<email>miriam.rachel.korenblit@intel.com</email>
</author>
<published>2026-02-19T09:47:13+00:00</published>
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Currently, a station can only be added to a netdev interface,
mainly because there was no need for a station of a non-netdev
interface.

But for NAN, we will have stations that belong to the NL80211_IFTYPE_NAN
interface.

Prepare for adding/changing/deleting a station that belongs to a non-netdev
interface. This doesn't actually allow such stations - this will be done
in a different patch.

Signed-off-by: Miri Korenblit &lt;miriam.rachel.korenblit@intel.com&gt;
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260219114327.65c9cc96f814.Ic02066b88bb8ad6b21e15cbea8d720280008c83b@changeid
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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Currently, a station can only be added to a netdev interface,
mainly because there was no need for a station of a non-netdev
interface.

But for NAN, we will have stations that belong to the NL80211_IFTYPE_NAN
interface.

Prepare for adding/changing/deleting a station that belongs to a non-netdev
interface. This doesn't actually allow such stations - this will be done
in a different patch.

Signed-off-by: Miri Korenblit &lt;miriam.rachel.korenblit@intel.com&gt;
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260219114327.65c9cc96f814.Ic02066b88bb8ad6b21e15cbea8d720280008c83b@changeid
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>Merge tag 'net-7.0-rc2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net</title>
<updated>2026-02-26T16:00:13+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Linus Torvalds</name>
<email>torvalds@linux-foundation.org</email>
</author>
<published>2026-02-26T16:00:13+00:00</published>
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Pull networking fixes from Paolo Abeni:
 "Including fixes from IPsec, Bluetooth and netfilter

  Current release - regressions:

   - wifi: fix dev_alloc_name() return value check

   - rds: fix recursive lock in rds_tcp_conn_slots_available

  Current release - new code bugs:

   - vsock: lock down child_ns_mode as write-once

  Previous releases - regressions:

   - core:
      - do not pass flow_id to set_rps_cpu()
      - consume xmit errors of GSO frames

   - netconsole: avoid OOB reads, msg is not nul-terminated

   - netfilter: h323: fix OOB read in decode_choice()

   - tcp: re-enable acceptance of FIN packets when RWIN is 0

   - udplite: fix null-ptr-deref in __udp_enqueue_schedule_skb().

   - wifi: brcmfmac: fix potential kernel oops when probe fails

   - phy: register phy led_triggers during probe to avoid AB-BA deadlock

   - eth:
      - bnxt_en: fix deleting of Ntuple filters
      - wan: farsync: fix use-after-free bugs caused by unfinished tasklets
      - xscale: check for PTP support properly

  Previous releases - always broken:

   - tcp: fix potential race in tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock()

   - kcm: fix zero-frag skb in frag_list on partial sendmsg error

   - xfrm:
      - fix race condition in espintcp_close()
      - always flush state and policy upon NETDEV_UNREGISTER event

   - bluetooth:
      - purge error queues in socket destructors
      - fix response to L2CAP_ECRED_CONN_REQ

   - eth:
      - mlx5:
         - fix circular locking dependency in dump
         - fix "scheduling while atomic" in IPsec MAC address query
      - gve: fix incorrect buffer cleanup for QPL
      - team: avoid NETDEV_CHANGEMTU event when unregistering slave
      - usb: validate USB endpoints"

* tag 'net-7.0-rc2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net: (72 commits)
  netfilter: nf_conntrack_h323: fix OOB read in decode_choice()
  dpaa2-switch: validate num_ifs to prevent out-of-bounds write
  net: consume xmit errors of GSO frames
  vsock: document write-once behavior of the child_ns_mode sysctl
  vsock: lock down child_ns_mode as write-once
  selftests/vsock: change tests to respect write-once child ns mode
  net/mlx5e: Fix "scheduling while atomic" in IPsec MAC address query
  net/mlx5: Fix missing devlink lock in SRIOV enable error path
  net/mlx5: E-switch, Clear legacy flag when moving to switchdev
  net/mlx5: LAG, disable MPESW in lag_disable_change()
  net/mlx5: DR, Fix circular locking dependency in dump
  selftests: team: Add a reference count leak test
  team: avoid NETDEV_CHANGEMTU event when unregistering slave
  net: mana: Fix double destroy_workqueue on service rescan PCI path
  MAINTAINERS: Update maintainer entry for QUALCOMM ETHQOS ETHERNET DRIVER
  dpll: zl3073x: Remove redundant cleanup in devm_dpll_init()
  selftests/net: packetdrill: Verify acceptance of FIN packets when RWIN is 0
  tcp: re-enable acceptance of FIN packets when RWIN is 0
  vsock: Use container_of() to get net namespace in sysctl handlers
  net: usb: kaweth: validate USB endpoints
  ...
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Pull networking fixes from Paolo Abeni:
 "Including fixes from IPsec, Bluetooth and netfilter

  Current release - regressions:

   - wifi: fix dev_alloc_name() return value check

   - rds: fix recursive lock in rds_tcp_conn_slots_available

  Current release - new code bugs:

   - vsock: lock down child_ns_mode as write-once

  Previous releases - regressions:

   - core:
      - do not pass flow_id to set_rps_cpu()
      - consume xmit errors of GSO frames

   - netconsole: avoid OOB reads, msg is not nul-terminated

   - netfilter: h323: fix OOB read in decode_choice()

   - tcp: re-enable acceptance of FIN packets when RWIN is 0

   - udplite: fix null-ptr-deref in __udp_enqueue_schedule_skb().

   - wifi: brcmfmac: fix potential kernel oops when probe fails

   - phy: register phy led_triggers during probe to avoid AB-BA deadlock

   - eth:
      - bnxt_en: fix deleting of Ntuple filters
      - wan: farsync: fix use-after-free bugs caused by unfinished tasklets
      - xscale: check for PTP support properly

  Previous releases - always broken:

   - tcp: fix potential race in tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock()

   - kcm: fix zero-frag skb in frag_list on partial sendmsg error

   - xfrm:
      - fix race condition in espintcp_close()
      - always flush state and policy upon NETDEV_UNREGISTER event

   - bluetooth:
      - purge error queues in socket destructors
      - fix response to L2CAP_ECRED_CONN_REQ

   - eth:
      - mlx5:
         - fix circular locking dependency in dump
         - fix "scheduling while atomic" in IPsec MAC address query
      - gve: fix incorrect buffer cleanup for QPL
      - team: avoid NETDEV_CHANGEMTU event when unregistering slave
      - usb: validate USB endpoints"

* tag 'net-7.0-rc2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net: (72 commits)
  netfilter: nf_conntrack_h323: fix OOB read in decode_choice()
  dpaa2-switch: validate num_ifs to prevent out-of-bounds write
  net: consume xmit errors of GSO frames
  vsock: document write-once behavior of the child_ns_mode sysctl
  vsock: lock down child_ns_mode as write-once
  selftests/vsock: change tests to respect write-once child ns mode
  net/mlx5e: Fix "scheduling while atomic" in IPsec MAC address query
  net/mlx5: Fix missing devlink lock in SRIOV enable error path
  net/mlx5: E-switch, Clear legacy flag when moving to switchdev
  net/mlx5: LAG, disable MPESW in lag_disable_change()
  net/mlx5: DR, Fix circular locking dependency in dump
  selftests: team: Add a reference count leak test
  team: avoid NETDEV_CHANGEMTU event when unregistering slave
  net: mana: Fix double destroy_workqueue on service rescan PCI path
  MAINTAINERS: Update maintainer entry for QUALCOMM ETHQOS ETHERNET DRIVER
  dpll: zl3073x: Remove redundant cleanup in devm_dpll_init()
  selftests/net: packetdrill: Verify acceptance of FIN packets when RWIN is 0
  tcp: re-enable acceptance of FIN packets when RWIN is 0
  vsock: Use container_of() to get net namespace in sysctl handlers
  net: usb: kaweth: validate USB endpoints
  ...
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>wifi: libertas: fix use-after-free in lbs_free_adapter()</title>
<updated>2026-02-23T08:28:14+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Daniel Hodges</name>
<email>git@danielhodges.dev</email>
</author>
<published>2026-02-06T19:53:56+00:00</published>
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The lbs_free_adapter() function uses timer_delete() (non-synchronous)
for both command_timer and tx_lockup_timer before the structure is
freed. This is incorrect because timer_delete() does not wait for
any running timer callback to complete.

If a timer callback is executing when lbs_free_adapter() is called,
the callback will access freed memory since lbs_cfg_free() frees the
containing structure immediately after lbs_free_adapter() returns.

Both timer callbacks (lbs_cmd_timeout_handler and lbs_tx_lockup_handler)
access priv-&gt;driver_lock, priv-&gt;cur_cmd, priv-&gt;dev, and other fields,
which would all be use-after-free violations.

Use timer_delete_sync() instead to ensure any running timer callback
has completed before returning.

This bug was introduced in commit 8f641d93c38a ("libertas: detect TX
lockups and reset hardware") where del_timer() was used instead of
del_timer_sync() in the cleanup path. The command_timer has had the
same issue since the driver was first written.

Fixes: 8f641d93c38a ("libertas: detect TX lockups and reset hardware")
Fixes: 954ee164f4f4 ("[PATCH] libertas: reorganize and simplify init sequence")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Daniel Hodges &lt;git@danielhodges.dev&gt;
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260206195356.15647-1-git@danielhodges.dev
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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The lbs_free_adapter() function uses timer_delete() (non-synchronous)
for both command_timer and tx_lockup_timer before the structure is
freed. This is incorrect because timer_delete() does not wait for
any running timer callback to complete.

If a timer callback is executing when lbs_free_adapter() is called,
the callback will access freed memory since lbs_cfg_free() frees the
containing structure immediately after lbs_free_adapter() returns.

Both timer callbacks (lbs_cmd_timeout_handler and lbs_tx_lockup_handler)
access priv-&gt;driver_lock, priv-&gt;cur_cmd, priv-&gt;dev, and other fields,
which would all be use-after-free violations.

Use timer_delete_sync() instead to ensure any running timer callback
has completed before returning.

This bug was introduced in commit 8f641d93c38a ("libertas: detect TX
lockups and reset hardware") where del_timer() was used instead of
del_timer_sync() in the cleanup path. The command_timer has had the
same issue since the driver was first written.

Fixes: 8f641d93c38a ("libertas: detect TX lockups and reset hardware")
Fixes: 954ee164f4f4 ("[PATCH] libertas: reorganize and simplify init sequence")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Daniel Hodges &lt;git@danielhodges.dev&gt;
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260206195356.15647-1-git@danielhodges.dev
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument</title>
<updated>2026-02-22T01:09:51+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Linus Torvalds</name>
<email>torvalds@linux-foundation.org</email>
</author>
<published>2026-02-22T00:37:42+00:00</published>
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<content type='text'>
This was done entirely with mindless brute force, using

    git grep -l '\&lt;k[vmz]*alloc_objs*(.*, GFP_KERNEL)' |
        xargs sed -i 's/\(alloc_objs*(.*\), GFP_KERNEL)/\1)/'

to convert the new alloc_obj() users that had a simple GFP_KERNEL
argument to just drop that argument.

Note that due to the extreme simplicity of the scripting, any slightly
more complex cases spread over multiple lines would not be triggered:
they definitely exist, but this covers the vast bulk of the cases, and
the resulting diff is also then easier to check automatically.

For the same reason the 'flex' versions will be done as a separate
conversion.

Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds &lt;torvalds@linux-foundation.org&gt;
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This was done entirely with mindless brute force, using

    git grep -l '\&lt;k[vmz]*alloc_objs*(.*, GFP_KERNEL)' |
        xargs sed -i 's/\(alloc_objs*(.*\), GFP_KERNEL)/\1)/'

to convert the new alloc_obj() users that had a simple GFP_KERNEL
argument to just drop that argument.

Note that due to the extreme simplicity of the scripting, any slightly
more complex cases spread over multiple lines would not be triggered:
they definitely exist, but this covers the vast bulk of the cases, and
the resulting diff is also then easier to check automatically.

For the same reason the 'flex' versions will be done as a separate
conversion.

Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds &lt;torvalds@linux-foundation.org&gt;
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<title>treewide: Replace kmalloc with kmalloc_obj for non-scalar types</title>
<updated>2026-02-21T09:02:28+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Kees Cook</name>
<email>kees@kernel.org</email>
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<published>2026-02-21T07:49:23+00:00</published>
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This is the result of running the Coccinelle script from
scripts/coccinelle/api/kmalloc_objs.cocci. The script is designed to
avoid scalar types (which need careful case-by-case checking), and
instead replace kmalloc-family calls that allocate struct or union
object instances:

Single allocations:	kmalloc(sizeof(TYPE), ...)
are replaced with:	kmalloc_obj(TYPE, ...)

Array allocations:	kmalloc_array(COUNT, sizeof(TYPE), ...)
are replaced with:	kmalloc_objs(TYPE, COUNT, ...)

Flex array allocations:	kmalloc(struct_size(PTR, FAM, COUNT), ...)
are replaced with:	kmalloc_flex(*PTR, FAM, COUNT, ...)

(where TYPE may also be *VAR)

The resulting allocations no longer return "void *", instead returning
"TYPE *".

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook &lt;kees@kernel.org&gt;
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This is the result of running the Coccinelle script from
scripts/coccinelle/api/kmalloc_objs.cocci. The script is designed to
avoid scalar types (which need careful case-by-case checking), and
instead replace kmalloc-family calls that allocate struct or union
object instances:

Single allocations:	kmalloc(sizeof(TYPE), ...)
are replaced with:	kmalloc_obj(TYPE, ...)

Array allocations:	kmalloc_array(COUNT, sizeof(TYPE), ...)
are replaced with:	kmalloc_objs(TYPE, COUNT, ...)

Flex array allocations:	kmalloc(struct_size(PTR, FAM, COUNT), ...)
are replaced with:	kmalloc_flex(*PTR, FAM, COUNT, ...)

(where TYPE may also be *VAR)

The resulting allocations no longer return "void *", instead returning
"TYPE *".

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook &lt;kees@kernel.org&gt;
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