The patch titled Subject: fs/pstore/ram_core.c: replace count*size kmalloc by kmalloc_array has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is fs-pstore-ram_corec-replace-countsize-kmalloc-by-kmalloc_array.patch This patch should soon appear at http://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmots/broken-out/fs-pstore-ram_corec-replace-countsize-kmalloc-by-kmalloc_array.patch and later at http://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmotm/broken-out/fs-pstore-ram_corec-replace-countsize-kmalloc-by-kmalloc_array.patch Before you just go and hit "reply", please: a) Consider who else should be cc'ed b) Prefer to cc a suitable mailing list as well c) Ideally: find the original patch on the mailing list and do a reply-to-all to that, adding suitable additional cc's *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** The -mm tree is included into linux-next and is updated there every 3-4 working days ------------------------------------------------------ From: Fabian Frederick <fabf@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: fs/pstore/ram_core.c: replace count*size kmalloc by kmalloc_array kmalloc_array manages count*sizeof overflow. Signed-off-by: Fabian Frederick <fabf@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Anton Vorontsov <anton@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Colin Cross <ccross@xxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/pstore/ram_core.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff -puN fs/pstore/ram_core.c~fs-pstore-ram_corec-replace-countsize-kmalloc-by-kmalloc_array fs/pstore/ram_core.c --- a/fs/pstore/ram_core.c~fs-pstore-ram_corec-replace-countsize-kmalloc-by-kmalloc_array +++ a/fs/pstore/ram_core.c @@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ static void *persistent_ram_vmap(phys_ad prot = pgprot_noncached(PAGE_KERNEL); - pages = kmalloc(sizeof(struct page *) * page_count, GFP_KERNEL); + pages = kmalloc_array(page_count, sizeof(struct page *), GFP_KERNEL); if (!pages) { pr_err("%s: Failed to allocate array for %u pages\n", __func__, page_count); _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from fabf@xxxxxxxxx are kernel-auditfilterc-replace-countsize-kmalloc-by-kcalloc.patch fs-cifs-remove-obsolete-__constant.patch fs-cifs-filec-replace-countsize-kzalloc-by-kcalloc.patch fs-cifs-smb2filec-replace-countsize-kzalloc-by-kcalloc.patch kernel-posix-timersc-code-clean-up.patch kernel-posix-timersc-code-clean-up-checkpatch-fixes.patch fs-squashfs-file_directc-replace-countsize-kmalloc-by-kmalloc_array.patch fs-squashfs-superc-logging-clean-up.patch fs-ext4-fsyncc-generic_file_fsync-call-based-on-barrier-flag.patch fs-ocfs2-slot_mapc-replace-countsize-kzalloc-by-kcalloc.patch kernel-watchdogc-convert-printk-pr_warning-to-pr_foo.patch mm-slabc-add-__init-to-init_lock_keys.patch mm-readaheadc-remove-unused-file_ra_state-from-count_history_pages.patch mm-memory_hotplugc-add-__meminit-to-grow_zone_span-grow_pgdat_span.patch mm-page_alloc-add-__meminit-to-alloc_pages_exact_nid.patch mm-page_allocc-unexport-alloc_pages_exact_nid.patch include-linux-memblockh-add-__init-to-memblock_set_bottom_up.patch mm-internalh-use-nth_page.patch mm-zswapc-add-__init-to-zswap_entry_cache_destroy.patch lib-test-kstrtoxc-use-array_size-instead-of-sizeof-sizeof.patch fs-compatc-remove-unnecessary-test-on-unsigned-value.patch fs-ramfs-file-nommuc-replace-countsize-kzalloc-by-kcalloc.patch kernel-test_kprobesc-use-current-logging-functions.patch fs-isofs-logging-clean-up.patch fs-isofs-logging-clean-up-fix.patch fs-nilfs2-superc-remove-unnecessary-test-on-unsigned-value.patch fs-ufs-convert-printk-to-pr_foo.patch fs-ufs-use-pr_fmt.patch fs-ufs-superc-use-__func__-in-logging.patch fs-ufs-superc-use-va_format-instead-of-buffer-vsnprintf.patch fs-ufs-convert-ufsd-printk-to-pr_debug.patch fs-reiserfs-replace-not-standard-%lu-%ld.patch fs-reiserfs-use-linux-uaccessh.patch fs-reiserfs-xattrc-fix-blank-line-missing-after-declarations.patch fs-proc-kcorec-use-page_align-instead-of-alignpage_size.patch fs-exofs-ore_raidc-replace-countsize-kzalloc-by-kcalloc.patch fs-adfs-dir_fplusc-use-array_size-instead-of-sizeof-sizeof.patch fs-adfs-dir_fplusc-replace-countsize-kzalloc-by-kcalloc.patch drivers-parport-parport_ip32c-use-ptr_err_or_zero.patch fs-cachefiles-daemonc-remove-unnecessary-tests-on-unsigned-values.patch fs-cachefiles-bindc-remove-unnecessary-assertions.patch fs-omfs-inodec-replace-countsize-kzalloc-by-kcalloc.patch fs-romfs-superc-convert-printk-to-pr_foo.patch fs-romfs-superc-use-pr_fmt-in-logging.patch fs-romfs-superc-add-blank-line-after-declarations.patch fs-qnx6-convert-printk-to-pr_foo.patch fs-qnx6-use-pr_fmt-and-__func__-in-logging.patch fs-qnx6-update-debugging-to-current-functions.patch linux-next.patch init-mainc-code-clean-up.patch kernel-kprobesc-convert-printk-to-pr_foo.patch fs-binfmt_elfc-replace-countsize-kmalloc-by-kmalloc_array.patch fs-pstore-ram_corec-replace-countsize-kmalloc-by-kmalloc_array.patch fs-jbd-replace-countsize-kmalloc-by-kmalloc_array.patch -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html