linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Fs: Btrfs - Improvement in code readability when

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Date:   Wed, 16 Nov 2016 17:18:02 +0100
From:   David Sterba <dsterba@...e.cz>
To:     Shailendra Verma <shailendra.v@...sung.com>
Cc:     Chris Mason <clm@...com>, Josef Bacik <jbacik@...com>,
        David Sterba <dsterba@...e.com>, linux-btrfs@...r.kernel.org,
        Shailendra Verma <shailendra.capricorn@...il.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, vidushi.koul@...sung.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fs: Btrfs - Improvement in code readability when

On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 03:17:41PM +0530, Shailendra Verma wrote:
> From: "Shailendra Verma" <shailendra.v@...sung.com>
> 
> There is no need to call kfree() if memdup_user() fails, as no memory
> was allocated and the error in the error-valued pointer should be returned.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Shailendra Verma <shailendra.v@...sung.com>

Queued for 4.10, I've edited the subject line as it's very descriptive.
("btrfs: return early from failed memory allocations in ioctl handlers")