Re: [PATCH -next] crypto: hisilicon -: switch to memdup_user_nul()

[Zhou Wang]

On 2021/5/11 14:37, Zou Wei wrote:
> Use memdup_user_nul() helper instead of open-coding to
> simplify the code.
> 
> Reported-by: Hulk Robot <hulkci@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Zou Wei <zou_wei@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/crypto/hisilicon/qm.c | 11 ++---------
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/crypto/hisilicon/qm.c b/drivers/crypto/hisilicon/qm.c
> index ce439a0..83a5d30 100644
> --- a/drivers/crypto/hisilicon/qm.c
> +++ b/drivers/crypto/hisilicon/qm.c
> @@ -1570,17 +1570,10 @@ static ssize_t qm_cmd_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buffer,
>  	if (count > QM_DBG_WRITE_LEN)
>  		return -ENOSPC;
>  
> -	cmd_buf = kzalloc(count + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
> -	if (!cmd_buf)
> +	cmd_buf = memdup_user_nul(buffer, count);
> +	if (IS_ERR(cmd_buf))
>  		return -ENOMEM;
>  
> -	if (copy_from_user(cmd_buf, buffer, count)) {
> -		kfree(cmd_buf);
> -		return -EFAULT;
> -	}
> -
> -	cmd_buf[count] = '\0';
> -
>  	cmd_buf_tmp = strchr(cmd_buf, '\n');
>  	if (cmd_buf_tmp) {
>  		*cmd_buf_tmp = '\0';
>

It is fine to me, thanks!

BTW, normally we use crypto: hisilicon - switch to memdup_user_nul() as the subject line,
just like other patches :)