linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2] efi: efibc: Guard against allocation failure

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Date:   Sun, 11 Sep 2022 11:36:00 -0300
From:   "Guilherme G. Piccoli" <gpiccoli@...lia.com>
To:     ardb@...nel.org,
        Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>,
        linux-efi@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-dev@...lia.com,
        kernel@...ccoli.net, matt@...eblueprint.co.uk, mjg59@...f.ucam.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2] efi: efibc: Guard against allocation failure

On 10/09/2022 01:56, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> [...]
>>   	wdata = kmalloc(MAX_DATA_LEN * sizeof(efi_char16_t), GFP_KERNEL);
> Hi,
> 
> even if mostly useless in this case, kmalloc_array()?
> 
> Or certainly maybe even better, kstrndup()?
> 
> CJ
> 

Thanks! It's up to Ard, I could rework with this change if makes sense.
Cheers,


Guilherme