linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] btrfs: fix memdup.cocci warnings

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Date:   Tue, 22 Sep 2020 16:39:49 +0200
From:   David Sterba <dsterba@...e.cz>
To:     Filipe Manana <fdmanana@...il.com>
Cc:     Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...ia.fr>,
        Filipe Manana <fdmanana@...e.com>,
        Chris Mason <chris.mason@...ionio.com>,
        Josef Bacik <josef@...icpanda.com>,
        David Sterba <dsterba@...e.com>,
        linux-btrfs <linux-btrfs@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        kbuild-all@...ts.01.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] btrfs: fix memdup.cocci warnings

On Tue, Sep 22, 2020 at 03:05:59PM +0100, Filipe Manana wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 22, 2020 at 11:29 AM Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...ia.fr> wrote:
> >
> > From: kernel test robot <lkp@...el.com>
> >
> > fs/btrfs/send.c:3854:8-15: WARNING opportunity for kmemdup
> >
> >  Use kmemdup rather than duplicating its implementation
> >
> > Generated by: scripts/coccinelle/api/memdup.cocci
> >
> > Fixes: 28314eb24e6c ("btrfs: send, recompute reference path after orphanization of a directory")
> > Signed-off-by: kernel test robot <lkp@...el.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...ia.fr>
> 
> Since this is not in Linus' tree yet, it can be folded in the original patch.
> David, can you do that when you pick it?

Yes, I'll do that.

> Btw, isn't the Fixes tag meant only for bug fixes? This is a pure
> cleanup afaics.

Agreed.