The semantic patch that makes this change is available in scripts/coccinelle/api/memdup.cocci. Signed-off-by: Thomas Meyer <thomas@xxxxxxxx> --- diff -u -p a/drivers/media/video/cx25821/cx25821-audio-upstream.c b/drivers/media/video/cx25821/cx25821-audio-upstream.c --- a/drivers/media/video/cx25821/cx25821-audio-upstream.c 2011-11-07 19:37:49.746645818 +0100 +++ b/drivers/media/video/cx25821/cx25821-audio-upstream.c 2011-11-08 10:47:22.883308220 +0100 @@ -739,25 +739,22 @@ int cx25821_audio_upstream_init(struct c if (dev->input_audiofilename) { str_length = strlen(dev->input_audiofilename); - dev->_audiofilename = kmalloc(str_length + 1, GFP_KERNEL); + dev->_audiofilename = kmemdup(dev->input_audiofilename, + str_length + 1, GFP_KERNEL); if (!dev->_audiofilename) goto error; - memcpy(dev->_audiofilename, dev->input_audiofilename, - str_length + 1); - /* Default if filename is empty string */ if (strcmp(dev->input_audiofilename, "") == 0) dev->_audiofilename = "/root/audioGOOD.wav"; } else { str_length = strlen(_defaultAudioName); - dev->_audiofilename = kmalloc(str_length + 1, GFP_KERNEL); + dev->_audiofilename = kmemdup(_defaultAudioName, + str_length + 1, GFP_KERNEL); if (!dev->_audiofilename) goto error; - - memcpy(dev->_audiofilename, _defaultAudioName, str_length + 1); } retval = cx25821_sram_channel_setup_upstream_audio(dev, sram_ch, diff -u -p a/drivers/media/video/cx25821/cx25821-video-upstream-ch2.c b/drivers/media/video/cx25821/cx25821-video-upstream-ch2.c --- a/drivers/media/video/cx25821/cx25821-video-upstream-ch2.c 2011-11-07 19:37:49.756645970 +0100 +++ b/drivers/media/video/cx25821/cx25821-video-upstream-ch2.c 2011-11-08 10:47:21.626624708 +0100 @@ -761,22 +761,18 @@ int cx25821_vidupstream_init_ch2(struct if (dev->input_filename_ch2) { str_length = strlen(dev->input_filename_ch2); - dev->_filename_ch2 = kmalloc(str_length + 1, GFP_KERNEL); + dev->_filename_ch2 = kmemdup(dev->input_filename_ch2, + str_length + 1, GFP_KERNEL); if (!dev->_filename_ch2) goto error; - - memcpy(dev->_filename_ch2, dev->input_filename_ch2, - str_length + 1); } else { str_length = strlen(dev->_defaultname_ch2); - dev->_filename_ch2 = kmalloc(str_length + 1, GFP_KERNEL); + dev->_filename_ch2 = kmemdup(dev->_defaultname_ch2, + str_length + 1, GFP_KERNEL); if (!dev->_filename_ch2) goto error; - - memcpy(dev->_filename_ch2, dev->_defaultname_ch2, - str_length + 1); } /* Default if filename is empty string */ diff -u -p a/drivers/media/video/cx25821/cx25821-video-upstream.c b/drivers/media/video/cx25821/cx25821-video-upstream.c --- a/drivers/media/video/cx25821/cx25821-video-upstream.c 2011-11-07 19:37:49.756645970 +0100 +++ b/drivers/media/video/cx25821/cx25821-video-upstream.c 2011-11-08 10:47:22.036630204 +0100 @@ -816,20 +816,18 @@ int cx25821_vidupstream_init_ch1(struct if (dev->input_filename) { str_length = strlen(dev->input_filename); - dev->_filename = kmalloc(str_length + 1, GFP_KERNEL); + dev->_filename = kmemdup(dev->input_filename, str_length + 1, + GFP_KERNEL); if (!dev->_filename) goto error; - - memcpy(dev->_filename, dev->input_filename, str_length + 1); } else { str_length = strlen(dev->_defaultname); - dev->_filename = kmalloc(str_length + 1, GFP_KERNEL); + dev->_filename = kmemdup(dev->_defaultname, str_length + 1, + GFP_KERNEL); if (!dev->_filename) goto error; - - memcpy(dev->_filename, dev->_defaultname, str_length + 1); } /* Default if filename is empty string */ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html