linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 06/46] selinux: Use kcalloc() in policydb

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Message-ID: <CAHC9VhTP40gob2m7M=OCkKgxc=MTQd2H66LeTYHN+OuevnkQ8g@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 23 Mar 2017 17:15:06 -0400
From:   Paul Moore <paul@...l-moore.com>
To:     SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
Cc:     linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, selinux@...ho.nsa.gov,
        Eric Paris <eparis@...isplace.org>,
        James Morris <james.l.morris@...cle.com>,
        "Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>,
        Stephen Smalley <sds@...ho.nsa.gov>,
        William Roberts <william.c.roberts@...el.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 06/46] selinux: Use kcalloc() in policydb_index()

On Sun, Jan 15, 2017 at 10:03 AM, SF Markus Elfring
<elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net> wrote:
> From: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
> Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2017 13:08:59 +0100
>
> Multiplications for the size determination of memory allocations
> indicated that array data structures should be processed.
> Thus use the corresponding function "kcalloc".
>
> This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software.
>
> Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
> ---
>  security/selinux/ss/policydb.c | 18 +++++++++---------
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

Merged, thanks.

> diff --git a/security/selinux/ss/policydb.c b/security/selinux/ss/policydb.c
> index d719db4219cd..21869b622c0c 100644
> --- a/security/selinux/ss/policydb.c
> +++ b/security/selinux/ss/policydb.c
> @@ -540,23 +540,23 @@ static int policydb_index(struct policydb *p)
>  #endif
>
>         rc = -ENOMEM;
> -       p->class_val_to_struct =
> -               kzalloc(p->p_classes.nprim * sizeof(*(p->class_val_to_struct)),
> -                       GFP_KERNEL);
> +       p->class_val_to_struct = kcalloc(p->p_classes.nprim,
> +                                        sizeof(*p->class_val_to_struct),
> +                                        GFP_KERNEL);
>         if (!p->class_val_to_struct)
>                 goto out;
>
>         rc = -ENOMEM;
> -       p->role_val_to_struct =
> -               kzalloc(p->p_roles.nprim * sizeof(*(p->role_val_to_struct)),
> -                       GFP_KERNEL);
> +       p->role_val_to_struct = kcalloc(p->p_roles.nprim,
> +                                       sizeof(*p->role_val_to_struct),
> +                                       GFP_KERNEL);
>         if (!p->role_val_to_struct)
>                 goto out;
>
>         rc = -ENOMEM;
> -       p->user_val_to_struct =
> -               kzalloc(p->p_users.nprim * sizeof(*(p->user_val_to_struct)),
> -                       GFP_KERNEL);
> +       p->user_val_to_struct = kcalloc(p->p_users.nprim,
> +                                       sizeof(*p->user_val_to_struct),
> +                                       GFP_KERNEL);
>         if (!p->user_val_to_struct)
>                 goto out;
>
> --
> 2.11.0
>



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