[PATCH] mtd: refactor call to request_module

Kees Cook keescook at chromium.org
Tue May 7 15:32:38 EDT 2013


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 at chromium.org>
---
 drivers/mtd/chips/gen_probe.c |    4 +---
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/mtd/chips/gen_probe.c b/drivers/mtd/chips/gen_probe.c
index 74dbb6b..ffb36ba 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/chips/gen_probe.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/chips/gen_probe.c
@@ -211,9 +211,7 @@ static inline struct mtd_info *cfi_cmdset_unknown(struct map_info *map,
 
 	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);
 	}
 
-- 
1.7.9.5


-- 
Kees Cook
Chrome OS Security



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