Re: [PATCH] proc: fold kmalloc() + strcpy() into kmemdup()

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To: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@xxxxxxxxx>, linux-fsdevel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] proc: fold kmalloc() + strcpy() into kmemdup()
From: Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@xxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2024 13:24:10 +0200
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
In-reply-to: <90af27c1-0b86-47a6-a6c8-61a58b8aa747@p183>
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> strcpy() will recalculate string length second time which is
> unnecessary in this case.

Can corresponding imperative wordings be preferred for a better change description?
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?h=v6.11-rc6#n94

Regards,
Markus

References:
- [PATCH] proc: fold kmalloc() + strcpy() into kmemdup()
  - From: Alexey Dobriyan

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