netdev - [PATCH] ath: changed kmalloc to kmemdup

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Date:	Sun, 10 Mar 2013 14:39:58 +0200
From:	Andrei Epure <epure.andrei@...il.com>
To:	linville@...driver.com
Cc:	kvalo@....qualcomm.com, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrei Epure <epure.andrei@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH] ath: changed kmalloc to kmemdup

Signed-off-by: Andrei Epure <epure.andrei@...il.com>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/usb.c |    4 +---
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/usb.c
index 5fcd342..ffa1daa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/usb.c
@@ -856,11 +856,9 @@ static int ath6kl_usb_submit_ctrl_out(struct ath6kl_usb *ar_usb,
 	int ret;
 
 	if (size > 0) {
-		buf = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+		buf = kmemdup(data, size, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (buf == NULL)
 			return -ENOMEM;
-
-		memcpy(buf, data, size);
 	}
 
 	/* note: if successful returns number of bytes transfered */
-- 
1.7.10.4

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