[PATCH] lib/string: Pass the input gfp flags to kmalloc

From: Sharat Masetty
Date: Mon Oct 15 2018 - 03:40:31 EST


Pass the user sent gfp flags to kmalloc() calls. This helps calling the
functions in user desired contexts.

Signed-off-by: Sharat Masetty <smasetty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
lib/string_helpers.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/string_helpers.c b/lib/string_helpers.c
index 29c490e..60f9015 100644
--- a/lib/string_helpers.c
+++ b/lib/string_helpers.c
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ char *kstrdup_quotable_cmdline(struct task_struct *task, gfp_t gfp)
char *buffer, *quoted;
int i, res;

- buffer = kmalloc(PAGE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+ buffer = kmalloc(PAGE_SIZE, gfp);
if (!buffer)
return NULL;

@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ char *kstrdup_quotable_file(struct file *file, gfp_t gfp)
return kstrdup("<unknown>", gfp);

/* We add 11 spaces for ' (deleted)' to be appended */
- temp = kmalloc(PATH_MAX + 11, GFP_KERNEL);
+ temp = kmalloc(PATH_MAX + 11, gfp);
if (!temp)
return kstrdup("<no_memory>", gfp);

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1.9.1