[PATCH v2] ext4: Using kmalloc_array() for array space allocation

From: Liao Yuanhong
Date: Mon Aug 11 2025 - 08:58:46 EST


Replace kmalloc(size * sizeof) with kmalloc_array() for safer memory
allocation and overflow prevention.

Signed-off-by: Liao Yuanhong <liaoyuanhong@xxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v2:
Corrected the wrong subject.
---
fs/ext4/orphan.c | 5 +++--
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/ext4/orphan.c b/fs/ext4/orphan.c
index 7c7f792ad6ab..524d4658fa40 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/orphan.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/orphan.c
@@ -589,8 +589,9 @@ int ext4_init_orphan_info(struct super_block *sb)
}
oi->of_blocks = inode->i_size >> sb->s_blocksize_bits;
oi->of_csum_seed = EXT4_I(inode)->i_csum_seed;
- oi->of_binfo = kmalloc(oi->of_blocks*sizeof(struct ext4_orphan_block),
- GFP_KERNEL);
+ oi->of_binfo = kmalloc_array(oi->of_blocks,
+ sizeof(struct ext4_orphan_block),
+ GFP_KERNEL);
if (!oi->of_binfo) {
ret = -ENOMEM;
goto out_put;
--
2.34.1