linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] scsi: storvsc: Use kzfree() in storvsc

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Date:   Fri, 5 Jun 2020 00:43:09 +0300
From:   Denis Efremov <efremov@...ux.com>
To:     Dexuan-Linux Cui <dexuan.linux@...il.com>,
        Dexuan Cui <decui@...rosoft.com>,
        Michael Kelley <mikelley@...rosoft.com>
Cc:     "James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>,
        "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org,
        Linux SCSI List <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] scsi: storvsc: Use kzfree() in storvsc_suspend()

> 
> Hi Denis,
> When I added the function storvsc_suspend() several months ago, somehow I forgot
> to remove the unnecessary memset(). Sorry!
> 
> The buffer is recreated in storvsc_resume() -> storvsc_connect_to_vsp() ->
> storvsc_channel_init() -> stor_device->stor_chns = kcalloc(...), so I believe
> the memset() can be safely removed. 

I'm not sure that I understand your description. As for me, memset with 0 before
memory freeing is required only for sensitive information and it's completely
unrelated to memory zeroing during allocation with kzalloc/kcalloc.
If it's not a sensitive information then memset could be safely removed.

> Can you please make a v2 patch for it and Cc my corporate email "decui" (in To)?

Yes, of course. Could I add "Suggested-by"?

Thanks,
Denis