Re: [PATCH -next] sunrpc: use kmemdup_nul() in gssp_stringify()

[J. Bruce Fields]

Thanks, applied.--b.

On Fri, May 08, 2020 at 08:40:00PM +0800, Chen Zhou wrote:
> It is more efficient to use kmemdup_nul() if the size is known exactly
> .
> 
> According to doc:
> "Note: Use kmemdup_nul() instead if the size is known exactly."
> 
> Signed-off-by: Chen Zhou 
> ---
>  net/sunrpc/auth_gss/gss_rpc_upcall.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/gss_rpc_upcall.c 
> b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/gss_rpc_upcall.c
> index 0349f455a862..af9c7f43859c 100644
> --- a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/gss_rpc_upcall.c
> +++ b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/gss_rpc_upcall.c
> @@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ static int gssp_alloc_receive_pages(struct 
> gssx_arg_accept_sec_context *arg)
>  
>  static char *gssp_stringify(struct xdr_netobj *netobj)
>  {
> - return kstrndup(netobj->data, netobj->len, GFP_KERNEL);
> + return kmemdup_nul(netobj->data, netobj->len, GFP_KERNEL);
>  }
>  
>  static void gssp_hostbased_service(char **principal)
> -- 
> 2.20.1

[PATCH -next] sunrpc: use kmemdup_nul() in gssp_stringify()

[Chen Zhou]

It is more efficient to use kmemdup_nul() if the size is known exactly
.

According to doc:
"Note: Use kmemdup_nul() instead if the size is known exactly."

Signed-off-by: Chen Zhou 
---
 net/sunrpc/auth_gss/gss_rpc_upcall.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/gss_rpc_upcall.c 
b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/gss_rpc_upcall.c
index 0349f455a862..af9c7f43859c 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/gss_rpc_upcall.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/gss_rpc_upcall.c
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ static int gssp_alloc_receive_pages(struct 
gssx_arg_accept_sec_context *arg)
 
 static char *gssp_stringify(struct xdr_netobj *netobj)
 {
-   return kstrndup(netobj->data, netobj->len, GFP_KERNEL);
+   return kmemdup_nul(netobj->data, netobj->len, GFP_KERNEL);
 }
 
 static void gssp_hostbased_service(char **principal)
-- 
2.20.1