Re: [PATCH 2/2] tree-wide: rename vmemdup_user to kvmemdup_user

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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



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