Re: [PATCH RESEND] parport: Replace kmalloc() + strcpy() with kstrdup() in parse_data()

[Thorsten Blum]

On Mon, Jul 27, 2026 at 12:24:23PM +0200, Thorsten Blum wrote:
> Replace kmalloc() followed by strcpy() with a single call to kstrdup()
> to simplify parse_data().
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/parport/probe.c | 3 +--
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/parport/probe.c b/drivers/parport/probe.c
> index 5d1b9aacb130..bf9d81c0abaf 100644
> --- a/drivers/parport/probe.c
> +++ b/drivers/parport/probe.c
> @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static void pretty_print(struct parport *port, int device)
>  
>  static void parse_data(struct parport *port, int device, char *str)
>  {
> -	char *txt = kmalloc(strlen(str)+1, GFP_KERNEL);
> +	char *txt = kstrdup(str, GFP_KERNEL);
>  	char *p = txt, *q;
>  	int guessed_class = PARPORT_CLASS_UNSPEC;
>  	struct parport_device_info *info = &port->probe_info[device + 1];
> @@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ static void parse_data(struct parport *port, int device, char *str)
>  		pr_warn("%s probe: memory squeeze\n", port->name);
>  		return;
>  	}
> -	strcpy(txt, str);
>  	while (p) {
>  		char *sep;
>  		q = strchr(p, ';');

I've resent this cleanup a few times since April and haven't received
any feedback. It's intended to be a mechanical cleanup with no
functional changes.

Adding Andrew to Cc.

Thanks,
Thorsten