linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] misc: mic: Use memdup

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Date:   Tue, 12 Dec 2017 12:49:37 +0100
From:   Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:     Vasyl Gomonovych <gomonovych@...il.com>
Cc:     sfr@...b.auug.org.au, arnd@...db.de, sudeep.dutt@...el.com,
        ashutosh.dixit@...el.com, dan.carpenter@...cle.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-next@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] misc: mic: Use memdup_user() as a cleanup

On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 11:40:58AM +0100, Vasyl Gomonovych wrote:
> Fix coccicheck warning which recommends to use memdup_user():
> 
> drivers/misc/mic/vop/vop_vringh.c:940:14-21: WARNING opportunity for memdup_user
> drivers/misc/mic/vop/vop_vringh.c:998:8-15: WARNING opportunity for memdup_user
> 
> Generated by: scripts/coccinelle/memdup_user/memdup_user.cocci
> 
> Changelog:
>  - v1:
>    - Replace kzalloc + copy_from_user on memdup_user
>  - v2:
>    - Clear forgotten done label
>      After merging the char-misc tree, today's linux-next build
>      (x86_64_allmodconfig) produced this warning:
>      drivers/misc/mic/vop/vop_vringh.c: In function 'vop_ioctl':
>      drivers/misc/mic/vop/vop_vringh.c:1001:1: warning: label 'done' defined but not used [-Wunused-label]

Will not work as I already have taken v1.

Also, put the changelog below the --- line please.

thanks,

greg k-h