On Sat, Aug 15, 2020 at 03:10:12PM +0200, Markus Elfring wrote: > > This helper uses kvmalloc, not vmalloc, so rename it to kvmemdup_user to > > make it clear we're using kvmalloc() and will need to use kvfree(). > > Can the renaming of this function name trigger software updates > for any more source files? Why don't you find out, and if there are, submit your own patch? > Example: > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/scripts/coccinelle/api/memdup_user.cocci?id=c9c9735c46f589b9877b7fc00c89ef1b61a31e18#n18 > > Regards, > Markus
