Re: [alsa-devel] [PATCH 2/4] ASoC: simple-card: dynamically allocate the DAI link array

[Jean-Francois Moine]

On Mon, 24 Feb 2014 03:32:02 +0000
"Li.Xiubo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <Li.Xiubo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > @@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ struct simple_card_data {
> >  	unsigned int daifmt;
> >  	struct asoc_simple_dai cpu_dai;
> >  	struct asoc_simple_dai codec_dai;
> > -	struct snd_soc_dai_link snd_link;
> >  };
> > 
> >  static int __asoc_simple_card_dai_init(struct snd_soc_dai *dai,
> > @@ -246,7 +245,9 @@ static int asoc_simple_card_probe(struct platform_device
> > *pdev)
> >  	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
> >  	int ret;
> > 
> > -	priv = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
> > +	priv = devm_kzalloc(dev,
> > +			sizeof(*priv) + sizeof(*dai_link),
> 
> This is okey for me.
> 
> Well, how about splitting the *priv and *dai_link into two separated
> memory blocks? As we can get the dai-link pointer via priv->snd_card.dai_link
> in other places.
> 
> IMHO, then the code will be much more simplifier and readable.

It is just a simple optimization: less calls to memory allocation and
less code (also, less TLB reload?). I will add more comments.

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