From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2016 21:02:06 +0200 Reuse existing functionality from memdup_user() instead of keeping duplicate source code. This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software. Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- sound/core/compress_offload.c | 10 +++------- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/sound/core/compress_offload.c b/sound/core/compress_offload.c index 2c49848..583d407 100644 --- a/sound/core/compress_offload.c +++ b/sound/core/compress_offload.c @@ -553,13 +553,9 @@ snd_compr_set_params(struct snd_compr_stream *stream, unsigned long arg) * we should allow parameter change only when stream has been * opened not in other cases */ - params = kmalloc(sizeof(*params), GFP_KERNEL); - if (!params) - return -ENOMEM; - if (copy_from_user(params, (void __user *)arg, sizeof(*params))) { - retval = -EFAULT; - goto out; - } + params = memdup_user((void __user *)arg, sizeof(*params)); + if (IS_ERR(params)) + return PTR_ERR(params); retval = snd_compress_check_input(params); if (retval) -- 2.9.3 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kernel-janitors" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html