[PATCH net-next] netlink: Add nla_memdup() to wrap kmemdup() use on nlattr

[Thomas Graf]

Wrap several common instances of:
        kmemdup(nla_data(attr), nla_len(attr), GFP_KERNEL);

Signed-off-by: Thomas Graf <tg...@suug.ch>
---
 include/net/netlink.h  | 10 ++++++++++
 net/sched/act_bpf.c    |  4 +---
 net/sched/cls_bpf.c    |  4 +---
 net/wireless/nl80211.c |  3 +--
 4 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/net/netlink.h b/include/net/netlink.h
index 254a0fc..a34f53a 100644
--- a/include/net/netlink.h
+++ b/include/net/netlink.h
@@ -1191,6 +1191,16 @@ static inline struct in6_addr nla_get_in6_addr(const 
struct nlattr *nla)
 }
 
 /**
+ * nla_memdup - duplicate attribute memory (kmemdup)
+ * @src: netlink attribute to duplicate from
+ * @gfp: GFP mask
+ */
+static inline void *nla_memdup(const struct nlattr *src, gfp_t gfp)
+{
+       return kmemdup(nla_data(src), nla_len(src), gfp);
+}
+
+/**
  * nla_nest_start - Start a new level of nested attributes
  * @skb: socket buffer to add attributes to
  * @attrtype: attribute type of container
diff --git a/net/sched/act_bpf.c b/net/sched/act_bpf.c
index 1d39600..9ff06cf 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_bpf.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_bpf.c
@@ -226,9 +226,7 @@ static int tcf_bpf_init_from_efd(struct nlattr **tb, struct 
tcf_bpf_cfg *cfg)
                return PTR_ERR(fp);
 
        if (tb[TCA_ACT_BPF_NAME]) {
-               name = kmemdup(nla_data(tb[TCA_ACT_BPF_NAME]),
-                              nla_len(tb[TCA_ACT_BPF_NAME]),
-                              GFP_KERNEL);
+               name = nla_memdup(tb[TCA_ACT_BPF_NAME], GFP_KERNEL);
                if (!name) {
                        bpf_prog_put(fp);
                        return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_bpf.c b/net/sched/cls_bpf.c
index bb1d5a4..52dc85a 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_bpf.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_bpf.c
@@ -369,9 +369,7 @@ static int cls_bpf_prog_from_efd(struct nlattr **tb, struct 
cls_bpf_prog *prog,
                return PTR_ERR(fp);
 
        if (tb[TCA_BPF_NAME]) {
-               name = kmemdup(nla_data(tb[TCA_BPF_NAME]),
-                              nla_len(tb[TCA_BPF_NAME]),
-                              GFP_KERNEL);
+               name = nla_memdup(tb[TCA_BPF_NAME], GFP_KERNEL);
                if (!name) {
                        bpf_prog_put(fp);
                        return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index c510810..7bfe1e0 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -10638,8 +10638,7 @@ static int handle_nan_filter(struct nlattr *attr_filter,
 
        i = 0;
        nla_for_each_nested(attr, attr_filter, rem) {
-               filter[i].filter = kmemdup(nla_data(attr), nla_len(attr),
-                                          GFP_KERNEL);
+               filter[i].filter = nla_memdup(attr, GFP_KERNEL);
                filter[i].len = nla_len(attr);
                i++;
        }
-- 
2.7.4