linux-kernel - [PATCH] lib: move kasprintf to a separate file

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Date:	Sat, 28 Jul 2007 22:20:12 +0200
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Meelis Roos <mroos@...ux.ee>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Richard Henderson <rth@...ddle.net>,
	Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@...assic.park.msu.ru>,
	Jay Estabrook <jay.estabrook@...com>,
	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
Subject: [PATCH] lib: move kasprintf to a separate file

kasprintf pulls in kmalloc which proved to be fatal for at least
bootimage target on alpha.
Move it to a separate file so only users of kasprintf are exposed
to the dependency on kmalloc.

Signed-off-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
Cc: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
Cc: Meelis Roos <mroos@...ux.ee>
---
 lib/Makefile    |    2 +-
 lib/kasprintf.c |   44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 lib/vsprintf.c  |   35 -----------------------------------
 3 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 lib/kasprintf.c

diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 6149663..d9e5f1c 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Makefile for some libs needed in the kernel.
 #
 
-lib-y := ctype.o string.o vsprintf.o cmdline.o \
+lib-y := ctype.o string.o vsprintf.o kasprintf.o cmdline.o \
 	 rbtree.o radix-tree.o dump_stack.o \
 	 idr.o int_sqrt.o bitmap.o extable.o prio_tree.o \
 	 sha1.o irq_regs.o reciprocal_div.o argv_split.o
diff --git a/lib/kasprintf.c b/lib/kasprintf.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5ff1fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/kasprintf.c
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ *  linux/lib/kasprintf.c
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 1991, 1992  Linus Torvalds
+ */
+
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
+
+/* Simplified asprintf. */
+char *kvasprintf(gfp_t gfp, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
+{
+	unsigned int len;
+	char *p;
+	va_list aq;
+
+	va_copy(aq, ap);
+	len = vsnprintf(NULL, 0, fmt, aq);
+	va_end(aq);
+
+	p = kmalloc(len+1, gfp);
+	if (!p)
+		return NULL;
+
+	vsnprintf(p, len+1, fmt, ap);
+
+	return p;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(kvasprintf);
+
+char *kasprintf(gfp_t gfp, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list ap;
+	char *p;
+
+	va_start(ap, fmt);
+	p = kvasprintf(gfp, fmt, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+
+	return p;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(kasprintf);
diff --git a/lib/vsprintf.c b/lib/vsprintf.c
index 6b6734d..7b481ce 100644
--- a/lib/vsprintf.c
+++ b/lib/vsprintf.c
@@ -978,38 +978,3 @@ int sscanf(const char * buf, const char * fmt, ...)
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sscanf);
-
-
-/* Simplified asprintf. */
-char *kvasprintf(gfp_t gfp, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
-{
-	unsigned int len;
-	char *p;
-	va_list aq;
-
-	va_copy(aq, ap);
-	len = vsnprintf(NULL, 0, fmt, aq);
-	va_end(aq);
-
-	p = kmalloc(len+1, gfp);
-	if (!p)
-		return NULL;
-
-	vsnprintf(p, len+1, fmt, ap);
-
-	return p;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(kvasprintf);
-
-char *kasprintf(gfp_t gfp, const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-	va_list ap;
-	char *p;
-
-	va_start(ap, fmt);
-	p = kvasprintf(gfp, fmt, ap);
-	va_end(ap);
-
-	return p;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(kasprintf);
-- 
1.5.1.rc3.g84b7-dirty

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