Subject: + drivers-mtd-chips-gen_probec-refactor-call-to-request_module.patch added to -mm tree
To: keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx,dwmw2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,james.hogan@xxxxxxxxxx,rusty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
From: akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 15:52:00 -0700
The patch titled
Subject: drivers/mtd/chips/gen_probe.c: refactor call to request_module()
has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is
drivers-mtd-chips-gen_probec-refactor-call-to-request_module.patch
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From: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: drivers/mtd/chips/gen_probe.c: refactor call to request_module()
This reduces the size of the stack frame when calling request_module().
Performing the sprintf before the call is not needed.
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: James Hogan <james.hogan@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Rusty Russell <rusty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/mtd/chips/gen_probe.c | 4 +---
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff -puN drivers/mtd/chips/gen_probe.c~drivers-mtd-chips-gen_probec-refactor-call-to-request_module drivers/mtd/chips/gen_probe.c
--- a/drivers/mtd/chips/gen_probe.c~drivers-mtd-chips-gen_probec-refactor-call-to-request_module
+++ a/drivers/mtd/chips/gen_probe.c
@@ -211,9 +211,7 @@ static inline struct mtd_info *cfi_cmdse
probe_function = __symbol_get(probename);
if (!probe_function) {
- char modname[sizeof("cfi_cmdset_%4.4X")];
- sprintf(modname, "cfi_cmdset_%4.4X", type);
- request_module(modname);
+ request_module("cfi_cmdset_%4.4X", type);
probe_function = __symbol_get(probename);
}
_
Patches currently in -mm which might be from keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx are
kmsg-honor-dmesg_restrict-sysctl-on-dev-kmsg.patch
kmsg-honor-dmesg_restrict-sysctl-on-dev-kmsg-fix.patch
drivers-mtd-chips-gen_probec-refactor-call-to-request_module.patch
binfmt_elfc-use-get_random_int-to-fix-entropy-depleting.patch
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