linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 1/5] staging: rtl8723bs: introduce kmemdup() where applicable

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Message-ID: <aYNIjwkVbDOeTo2y@smile.fi.intel.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2026 15:24:31 +0200
From: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...el.com>
To: Minu Jin <s9430939@...er.com>
Cc: gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, andy@...nel.org, dan.carpenter@...aro.org,
	trohan2000@...il.com, straube.linux@...il.com,
	linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 1/5] staging: rtl8723bs: introduce kmemdup() where
 applicable

On Wed, Feb 04, 2026 at 10:13:43PM +0900, Minu Jin wrote:
> Replace memory allocation followed by memcpy() with kmemdup() to simplify
> the code and improve readability.
> 
> About GFP Flags:
> - GFP_ATOMIC is used for allocations in atomic contexts such as
>   spinlock-protected sections, tasklets, and timer handlers.
> - GFP_KERNEL is used for process contexts where sleeping is allowed.
> 
> Specifically, in OnAssocReq(), GFP_ATOMIC is used because
> the allocation is performed while holding a spin lock.

Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...el.com>

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko