> Replace call to kmalloc followed by memcpy with a direct call > to kmemdup to achieve same functionality. I suggest to take another look at a similar patch. fs/omfs: make use of kmemdup https://lore.kernel.org/r/20190721112326.GA5927@hari-Inspiron-1545/ https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1102482/ https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/7/21/40 Regards, Markus