linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] IB/qib: Use memdup_user() rather than duplicating its implementation

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Date:   Fri, 19 Aug 2016 15:27:20 +0000
From:   "Marciniszyn, Mike" <mike.marciniszyn@...el.com>
To:     SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>,
        "linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org" <linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org>,
        Doug Ledford <dledford@...hat.com>,
        Hal Rosenstock <hal.rosenstock@...il.com>,
        "Hefty, Sean" <sean.hefty@...el.com>
CC:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org" <kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org>,
        Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] IB/qib: Use memdup_user() rather than duplicating its
 implementation

> Subject: [PATCH] IB/qib: Use memdup_user() rather than duplicating its
> diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_fs.c

I would be even more aggressive at reducing lines of code.

For example do direct returns when ok to do:
        if (pos != 0 || count != sizeof(struct qib_flash))
                return -EINVAL;

        tmp = memdup_user(buf, count);
        if (IS_ERR(tmp))
                return PTR_ERR(tmp);

The bail_tmp: label is then not needed.

Mike