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Commit 1c16b3d5 authored by Chris Packham's avatar Chris Packham Committed by Jonathan Corbet
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docs/core-api: memory-allocation: mention size helpers


Mention struct_size(), array_size() and array3_size() in the same place
as kmalloc() and friends.

Signed-off-by: default avatarChris Packham <chris.packham@alliedtelesis.co.nz>
Acked-by: default avatarMike Rapoport <rppt@linux.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: default avatarMatthew Wilcox (Oracle) <willy@infradead.org>
Signed-off-by: default avatarJonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
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......@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ The most straightforward way to allocate memory is to use a function
from the kmalloc() family. And, to be on the safe side it's best to use
routines that set memory to zero, like kzalloc(). If you need to
allocate memory for an array, there are kmalloc_array() and kcalloc()
helpers.
helpers. The helpers struct_size(), array_size() and array3_size() can
be used to safely calculate object sizes without overflowing.
The maximal size of a chunk that can be allocated with `kmalloc` is
limited. The actual limit depends on the hardware and the kernel
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