linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 17/35] net/wireless: Use kmemdup rather than duplicating its implementation

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Date:   Mon, 15 Jul 2019 12:33:39 +0300
From:   Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
To:     Fuqian Huang <huangfq.daxian@...il.com>
Cc:     "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Solomon Peachy <pizza@...ftnet.org>,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 17/35] net/wireless: Use kmemdup rather than duplicating its implementation

Fuqian Huang <huangfq.daxian@...il.com> writes:

> kmemdup is introduced to duplicate a region of memory in a neat way.
> Rather than kmalloc/kzalloc + memcpy, which the programmer needs to
> write the size twice (sometimes lead to mistakes), kmemdup improves
> readability, leads to smaller code and also reduce the chances of mistakes.
> Suggestion to use kmemdup rather than using kmalloc/kzalloc + memcpy.
>
> Signed-off-by: Fuqian Huang <huangfq.daxian@...il.com>

I'm planning to take this.

-- 
Kalle Valo