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| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/string.h | 21 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/string.c | 21 |
2 files changed, 20 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/string.h b/include/linux/string.h index b2f9df7f0761..b6ccdc2c7f02 100644 --- a/include/linux/string.h +++ b/include/linux/string.h @@ -227,7 +227,26 @@ static inline bool strstarts(const char *str, const char *prefix) } size_t memweight(const void *ptr, size_t bytes); -void memzero_explicit(void *s, size_t count); + +/** + * memzero_explicit - Fill a region of memory (e.g. sensitive + * keying data) with 0s. + * @s: Pointer to the start of the area. + * @count: The size of the area. + * + * Note: usually using memset() is just fine (!), but in cases + * where clearing out _local_ data at the end of a scope is + * necessary, memzero_explicit() should be used instead in + * order to prevent the compiler from optimising away zeroing. + * + * memzero_explicit() doesn't need an arch-specific version as + * it just invokes the one of memset() implicitly. + */ +static inline void memzero_explicit(void *s, size_t count) +{ + memset(s, 0, count); + barrier_data(s); +} /** * kbasename - return the last part of a pathname. diff --git a/lib/string.c b/lib/string.c index cd7a10c19210..08ec58cc673b 100644 --- a/lib/string.c +++ b/lib/string.c @@ -748,27 +748,6 @@ void *memset(void *s, int c, size_t count) EXPORT_SYMBOL(memset); #endif -/** - * memzero_explicit - Fill a region of memory (e.g. sensitive - * keying data) with 0s. - * @s: Pointer to the start of the area. - * @count: The size of the area. - * - * Note: usually using memset() is just fine (!), but in cases - * where clearing out _local_ data at the end of a scope is - * necessary, memzero_explicit() should be used instead in - * order to prevent the compiler from optimising away zeroing. - * - * memzero_explicit() doesn't need an arch-specific version as - * it just invokes the one of memset() implicitly. - */ -void memzero_explicit(void *s, size_t count) -{ - memset(s, 0, count); - barrier_data(s); -} -EXPORT_SYMBOL(memzero_explicit); - #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_MEMSET16 /** * memset16() - Fill a memory area with a uint16_t |