[PATCH 1/2] binder: use kstrdup() in binderfs_binder_device_create()
From: Dmitry Antipov
Date: Thu Jun 26 2025 - 03:32:04 EST
In 'binderfs_binder_device_create()', use 'kstrdup()' to copy the
newly created device's name, thus making the former a bit simpler.
Signed-off-by: Dmitry Antipov <dmantipov@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/android/binderfs.c | 5 +----
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/android/binderfs.c b/drivers/android/binderfs.c
index 024275dbfdd8..4f827152d18e 100644
--- a/drivers/android/binderfs.c
+++ b/drivers/android/binderfs.c
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ static int binderfs_binder_device_create(struct inode *ref_inode,
struct dentry *dentry, *root;
struct binder_device *device;
char *name = NULL;
- size_t name_len;
struct inode *inode = NULL;
struct super_block *sb = ref_inode->i_sb;
struct binderfs_info *info = sb->s_fs_info;
@@ -161,9 +160,7 @@ static int binderfs_binder_device_create(struct inode *ref_inode,
inode->i_gid = info->root_gid;
req->name[BINDERFS_MAX_NAME] = '\0'; /* NUL-terminate */
- name_len = strlen(req->name);
- /* Make sure to include terminating NUL byte */
- name = kmemdup(req->name, name_len + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+ name = kstrdup(req->name, GFP_KERNEL);
if (!name)
goto err;
--
2.50.0