linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] PCI: endpoint: functions: Use kmemdup instead of duplicating its function

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Message-ID: <MWHPR07MB350216ECF82E2730CF87A7D2D8A90@MWHPR07MB3502.namprd07.prod.outlook.com>
Date:   Thu, 6 Dec 2018 12:00:50 +0000
From:   Alan Douglas <adouglas@...ence.com>
To:     Wen Yang <wen.yang99@....com.cn>,
        Kishon Vijay Abraham I <kishon@...com>,
        Lorenzo Pieralisi <lorenzo.pieralisi@....com>,
        Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>
CC:     "linux-pci@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "zhong.weidong@....com.cn" <zhong.weidong@....com.cn>,
        Bob Copeland <me@...copeland.com>,
        Gustavo Pimentel <gustavo.pimentel@...opsys.com>,
        Niklas Cassel <niklas.cassel@...s.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Cyrille Pitchen <cyrille.pitchen@...e-electrons.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] PCI: endpoint: functions: Use kmemdup instead of
 duplicating its function

Hi,

On 06 December 2018 10:21, Wen Yang wrote:
> kmemdup has implemented the function that kmalloc() + memcpy().
> We prefer to kmemdup rather than code opened implementation.
> 
> This issue was detected with the help of coccinelle.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Wen Yang <wen.yang99@....com.cn>
> CC: Bob Copeland <me@...copeland.com>
> 
> CC: Kishon Vijay Abraham I <kishon@...com>
> CC: Lorenzo Pieralisi <lorenzo.pieralisi@....com>
> CC: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>
> CC: Gustavo Pimentel <gustavo.pimentel@...opsys.com>
> CC: Niklas Cassel <niklas.cassel@...s.com>
> CC: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> CC: Cyrille Pitchen <cyrille.pitchen@...e-electrons.com>
> CC: linux-pci@...r.kernel.org (open list:PCI ENDPOINT SUBSYSTEM)
> CC: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org (open list)
> ---
>  drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c | 4 +---
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c b/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c
> index 3e86fa3c7da3..6e42daa2a651 100644
> --- a/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c
> +++ b/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c
> @@ -169,14 +169,12 @@ static int pci_epf_test_read(struct pci_epf_test *epf_test)
>  		goto err_addr;
>  	}
> 
> -	buf = kzalloc(reg->size, GFP_KERNEL);
> +	buf = kzalloc(src_addr, reg->size, GFP_KERNEL);
Looks like a typo - kmemdup instead of kzalloc?

>  	if (!buf) {
>  		ret = -ENOMEM;
>  		goto err_map_addr;
>  	}
> 
> -	memcpy(buf, src_addr, reg->size);
> -
>  	crc32 = crc32_le(~0, buf, reg->size);
>  	if (crc32 != reg->checksum)
>  		ret = -EIO;
> --
> 2.19.1

Regards,
Alan