linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] keys: correctly check failed allocation for kmemdup

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Message-ID: <5003.1444938039@warthog.procyon.org.uk>
Date:	Thu, 15 Oct 2015 20:40:39 +0100
From:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:	Insu Yun <wuninsu@...il.com>
Cc:	dhowells@...hat.com, james.l.morris@...cle.com, serge@...lyn.com,
	keyrings@...r.kernel.org, linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Taesoo Kim <taesoo@...ech.edu>,
	Yeongjin Jang <yeongjin.jang@...ech.edu>,
	"Yun, Insu" <insu@...ech.edu>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] keys: correctly check failed allocation for kmemdup

Insu Yun <wuninsu@...il.com> wrote:

> Thanks David. Then it is not a bug.
> It's a pure question. 
> Why use different name for allocation and check?
> For me, it is quite confusing. 

Either I didn't notice at the time, or the shorter variant is the original.

If you want to give me a patch making it consistent, feel free.

David
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