4 files changed, 48 insertions, 31 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_device.c b/drivers/edac/edac_device.c
index 4b154593343a..cb397d9437d1 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_device.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_device.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ struct edac_device_ctl_info *edac_device_alloc_ctl_info(
         unsigned total_size;
         unsigned count;
         unsigned instance, block, attr;
-        void *pvt;
+        void *pvt, *p;
         int err;
 
         debugf4("%s() instances=%d blocks=%d\n",
@@ -92,35 +92,30 @@ struct edac_device_ctl_info *edac_device_alloc_ctl_info(
          * to be at least as stringent as what the compiler would
          * provide if we could simply hardcode everything into a single struct.
          */
-        dev_ctl = (struct edac_device_ctl_info *)NULL;
+        p = NULL;
+        dev_ctl = edac_align_ptr(&p, sizeof(*dev_ctl), 1);
 
         /* Calc the 'end' offset past end of ONE ctl_info structure
          * which will become the start of the 'instance' array
          */
-        dev_inst = edac_align_ptr(&dev_ctl[1], sizeof(*dev_inst));
+        dev_inst = edac_align_ptr(&p, sizeof(*dev_inst), nr_instances);
 
         /* Calc the 'end' offset past the instance array within the ctl_info
          * which will become the start of the block array
          */
-        dev_blk = edac_align_ptr(&dev_inst[nr_instances], sizeof(*dev_blk));
+        count = nr_instances * nr_blocks;
+        dev_blk = edac_align_ptr(&p, sizeof(*dev_blk), count);
 
         /* Calc the 'end' offset past the dev_blk array
          * which will become the start of the attrib array, if any.
          */
-        count = nr_instances * nr_blocks;
-        dev_attrib = edac_align_ptr(&dev_blk[count], sizeof(*dev_attrib));
-
-        /* Check for case of when an attribute array is specified */
-        if (nr_attrib > 0) {
-                /* calc how many nr_attrib we need */
+        /* calc how many nr_attrib we need */
+        if (nr_attrib > 0)
                 count *= nr_attrib;
+        dev_attrib = edac_align_ptr(&p, sizeof(*dev_attrib), count);
 
-                /* Calc the 'end' offset past the attributes array */
-                pvt = edac_align_ptr(&dev_attrib[count], sz_private);
-        } else {
-                /* no attribute array specificed */
-                pvt = edac_align_ptr(dev_attrib, sz_private);
-        }
+        /* Calc the 'end' offset past the attributes array */
+        pvt = edac_align_ptr(&p, sz_private, 1);
 
         /* 'pvt' now points to where the private data area is.
          * At this point 'pvt' (like dev_inst,dev_blk and dev_attrib)
diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c b/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c
index 072aa81b4a70..ff8c0020649c 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c
@@ -101,18 +101,37 @@ const char *edac_mem_types[] = {
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(edac_mem_types);
 
-/* 'ptr' points to a possibly unaligned item X such that sizeof(X) is 'size'.
- * Adjust 'ptr' so that its alignment is at least as stringent as what the
- * compiler would provide for X and return the aligned result.
+/**
+ * edac_align_ptr - Prepares the pointer offsets for a single-shot allocation
+ * @p:          pointer to a pointer with the memory offset to be used. At
+ *              return, this will be incremented to point to the next offset
+ * @size:       Size of the data structure to be reserved
+ * @n_elems:    Number of elements that should be reserved
  *
  * If 'size' is a constant, the compiler will optimize this whole function
- * down to either a no-op or the addition of a constant to the value of 'ptr'.
+ * down to either a no-op or the addition of a constant to the value of '*p'.
+ *
+ * The 'p' pointer is absolutely needed to keep the proper advancing
+ * further in memory to the proper offsets when allocating the struct along
+ * with its embedded structs, as edac_device_alloc_ctl_info() does it
+ * above, for example.
+ *
+ * At return, the pointer 'p' will be incremented to be used on a next call
+ * to this function.
  */
-void *edac_align_ptr(void *ptr, unsigned size)
+void *edac_align_ptr(void **p, unsigned size, int n_elems)
 {
         unsigned align, r;
+        void *ptr = *p;
 
-        /* Here we assume that the alignment of a "long long" is the most
+        *p += size * n_elems;
+
+        /*
+         * 'p' can possibly be an unaligned item X such that sizeof(X) is
+         * 'size'.  Adjust 'p' so that its alignment is at least as
+         * stringent as what the compiler would provide for X and return
+         * the aligned result.
+         * Here we assume that the alignment of a "long long" is the most
          * stringent alignment that the compiler will ever provide by default.
          * As far as I know, this is a reasonable assumption.
          */
@@ -132,6 +151,8 @@ void *edac_align_ptr(void *ptr, unsigned size)
         if (r == 0)
                 return (char *)ptr;
 
+        *p += align - r;
+
         return (void *)(((unsigned long)ptr) + align - r);
 }
 
@@ -154,6 +175,7 @@ void *edac_align_ptr(void *ptr, unsigned size)
 struct mem_ctl_info *edac_mc_alloc(unsigned sz_pvt, unsigned nr_csrows,
                                 unsigned nr_chans, int edac_index)
 {
+        void *ptr = NULL;
         struct mem_ctl_info *mci;
         struct csrow_info *csi, *csrow;
         struct rank_info *chi, *chp, *chan;
@@ -168,11 +190,11 @@ struct mem_ctl_info *edac_mc_alloc(unsigned sz_pvt, unsigned nr_csrows,
          * stringent as what the compiler would provide if we could simply
          * hardcode everything into a single struct.
          */
-        mci = (struct mem_ctl_info *)0;
-        csi = edac_align_ptr(&mci[1], sizeof(*csi));
-        chi = edac_align_ptr(&csi[nr_csrows], sizeof(*chi));
-        dimm = edac_align_ptr(&chi[nr_chans * nr_csrows], sizeof(*dimm));
-        pvt = edac_align_ptr(&dimm[nr_chans * nr_csrows], sz_pvt);
+        mci = edac_align_ptr(&ptr, sizeof(*mci), 1);
+        csi = edac_align_ptr(&ptr, sizeof(*csi), nr_csrows);
+        chi = edac_align_ptr(&ptr, sizeof(*chi), nr_csrows * nr_chans);
+        dimm = edac_align_ptr(&ptr, sizeof(*dimm), nr_csrows * nr_chans);
+        pvt = edac_align_ptr(&ptr, sz_pvt, 1);
         size = ((unsigned long)pvt) + sz_pvt;
 
         mci = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_module.h b/drivers/edac/edac_module.h
index 00f81b47a51f..0ea7d14cb930 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_module.h
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_module.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ extern void edac_device_reset_delay_period(struct edac_device_ctl_info
                                            *edac_dev, unsigned long value);
 extern void edac_mc_reset_delay_period(int value);
 
-extern void *edac_align_ptr(void *ptr, unsigned size);
+extern void *edac_align_ptr(void **p, unsigned size, int n_elems);
 
 /*
  * EDAC PCI functions
diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_pci.c b/drivers/edac/edac_pci.c
index 63af1c5673d1..f1ac86649886 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_pci.c
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ struct edac_pci_ctl_info *edac_pci_alloc_ctl_info(unsigned int sz_pvt,
                                                 const char *edac_pci_name)
 {
         struct edac_pci_ctl_info *pci;
-        void *pvt;
+        void *p = NULL, *pvt;
         unsigned int size;
 
         debugf1("%s()\n", __func__);
 
-        pci = (struct edac_pci_ctl_info *)0;
-        pvt = edac_align_ptr(&pci[1], sz_pvt);
+        pci = edac_align_ptr(&p, sizeof(*pci), 1);
+        pvt = edac_align_ptr(&p, 1, sz_pvt);
         size = ((unsigned long)pvt) + sz_pvt;
 
         /* Alloc the needed control struct memory */