linux-kernel - [PATCH] lib/string: Pass the input gfp flags to kmalloc

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Date:   Mon, 15 Oct 2018 13:10:15 +0530
From:   Sharat Masetty <smasetty@...eaurora.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
        Sharat Masetty <smasetty@...eaurora.org>
Subject: [PATCH] lib/string: Pass the input gfp flags to kmalloc

Pass the user sent gfp flags to kmalloc() calls. This helps calling the
functions in user desired contexts.

Signed-off-by: Sharat Masetty <smasetty@...eaurora.org>
---
 lib/string_helpers.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/string_helpers.c b/lib/string_helpers.c
index 29c490e..60f9015 100644
--- a/lib/string_helpers.c
+++ b/lib/string_helpers.c
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ char *kstrdup_quotable_cmdline(struct task_struct *task, gfp_t gfp)
 	char *buffer, *quoted;
 	int i, res;
 
-	buffer = kmalloc(PAGE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+	buffer = kmalloc(PAGE_SIZE, gfp);
 	if (!buffer)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ char *kstrdup_quotable_file(struct file *file, gfp_t gfp)
 		return kstrdup("<unknown>", gfp);
 
 	/* We add 11 spaces for ' (deleted)' to be appended */
-	temp = kmalloc(PATH_MAX + 11, GFP_KERNEL);
+	temp = kmalloc(PATH_MAX + 11, gfp);
 	if (!temp)
 		return kstrdup("<no_memory>", gfp);
 
-- 
1.9.1