/**
* flex_array_prealloc - guarantee that array space exists
- * @fa: the flex array for which to preallocate parts
- * @start: index of first array element for which space is allocated
- * @end: index of last (inclusive) element for which space is allocated
- * @flags: page allocation flags
+ * @fa: the flex array for which to preallocate parts
+ * @start: index of first array element for which space is allocated
+ * @nr_elements: number of elements for which space is allocated
+ * @flags: page allocation flags
*
* This will guarantee that no future calls to flex_array_put()
* will allocate memory. It can be used if you are expecting to
* Locking must be provided by the caller.
*/
int flex_array_prealloc(struct flex_array *fa, unsigned int start,
- unsigned int end, gfp_t flags)
+ unsigned int nr_elements, gfp_t flags)
{
int start_part;
int end_part;
int part_nr;
+ unsigned int end;
struct flex_array_part *part;
- if (start >= fa->total_nr_elements || end >= fa->total_nr_elements)
+ if (!start && !nr_elements)
+ return 0;
+ if (start >= fa->total_nr_elements)
+ return -ENOSPC;
+ if (!nr_elements)
+ return 0;
+
+ end = start + nr_elements - 1;
+
+ if (end >= fa->total_nr_elements)
return -ENOSPC;
if (elements_fit_in_base(fa))
return 0;
int part_nr;
int ret = 0;
+ if (!fa->total_nr_elements)
+ return 0;
if (elements_fit_in_base(fa))
return ret;
for (part_nr = 0; part_nr < FLEX_ARRAY_NR_BASE_PTRS; part_nr++) {