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| -rw-r--r-- | lib/string.c | 21 |
1 files changed, 0 insertions, 21 deletions
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 |