Re: [PATCH] keys: correctly check failed allocation for kmemdup

From	David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	Re: [PATCH] keys: correctly check failed allocation for kmemdup
Date	2015-10-15 21:50 +0200
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Insu Yun <wuninsu@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks David. Then it is not a bug.
> It's a pure question. 
> Why use different name for allocation and check?
> For me, it is quite confusing. 

Either I didn't notice at the time, or the shorter variant is the original.

If you want to give me a patch making it consistent, feel free.

David
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[PATCH] keys: correctly check failed allocation for kmemdup Insu Yun <wuninsu@gmail.com> - 2015-10-15 18:30 +0200
  Re: [PATCH] keys: correctly check failed allocation for kmemdup David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com> - 2015-10-15 21:00 +0200
    Re: [PATCH] keys: correctly check failed allocation for kmemdup David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com> - 2015-10-15 21:50 +0200

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