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yaml
---
r: 347103
b: refs/heads/master
c: 82fab44
h: refs/heads/master
i:
  347101: bb3fb31
  347099: cc63df4
  347095: 7beba75
  347087: 6b42f1b
  347071: d2e2e6d
v: v3

[refs]

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 54523ec71f8ce99accae97c74152f14f261f7e18
+refs/heads/master: 82fab442f5322b016f72891c0db2436c6a6c20b7

trunk/arch/cris/kernel/module.c

@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_ETRAX_KMALLOCED_MODULES
 void *module_alloc(unsigned long size)
 {
-	if (size == 0)
-		return NULL;
 	return kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
 }
 

trunk/arch/parisc/kernel/module.c

@@ -214,8 +214,6 @@ static inline int reassemble_22(int as22)
 
 void *module_alloc(unsigned long size)
 {
-	if (size == 0)
-		return NULL;
 	/* using RWX means less protection for modules, but it's
 	 * easier than trying to map the text, data, init_text and
 	 * init_data correctly */

trunk/arch/sparc/kernel/module.c

@@ -43,10 +43,6 @@ void *module_alloc(unsigned long size)
 {
 	void *ret;
 
-	/* We handle the zero case fine, unlike vmalloc */
-	if (size == 0)
-		return NULL;
-
 	ret = module_map(size);
 	if (ret)
 		memset(ret, 0, size);

trunk/arch/tile/kernel/module.c

@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ void *module_alloc(unsigned long size)
 	int i = 0;
 	int npages;
 
-	if (size == 0)
-		return NULL;
 	npages = (size + PAGE_SIZE - 1) / PAGE_SIZE;
 	pages = kmalloc(npages * sizeof(struct page *), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (pages == NULL)

trunk/arch/unicore32/kernel/module.c

@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ void *module_alloc(unsigned long size)
 	struct vm_struct *area;
 
 	size = PAGE_ALIGN(size);
-	if (!size)
-		return NULL;
-
 	area = __get_vm_area(size, VM_ALLOC, MODULES_VADDR, MODULES_END);
 	if (!area)
 		return NULL;

trunk/kernel/module.c

@@ -2377,7 +2377,7 @@ static void dynamic_debug_remove(struct _ddebug *debug)
 
 void * __weak module_alloc(unsigned long size)
 {
-	return size == 0 ? NULL : vmalloc_exec(size);
+	return vmalloc_exec(size);
 }
 
 static void *module_alloc_update_bounds(unsigned long size)
@@ -2793,20 +2793,23 @@ static int move_module(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info)
 	memset(ptr, 0, mod->core_size);
 	mod->module_core = ptr;
 
-	ptr = module_alloc_update_bounds(mod->init_size);
-	/*
-	 * The pointer to this block is stored in the module structure
-	 * which is inside the block. This block doesn't need to be
-	 * scanned as it contains data and code that will be freed
-	 * after the module is initialized.
-	 */
-	kmemleak_ignore(ptr);
-	if (!ptr && mod->init_size) {
-		module_free(mod, mod->module_core);
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-	memset(ptr, 0, mod->init_size);
-	mod->module_init = ptr;
+	if (mod->init_size) {
+		ptr = module_alloc_update_bounds(mod->init_size);
+		/*
+		 * The pointer to this block is stored in the module structure
+		 * which is inside the block. This block doesn't need to be
+		 * scanned as it contains data and code that will be freed
+		 * after the module is initialized.
+		 */
+		kmemleak_ignore(ptr);
+		if (!ptr) {
+			module_free(mod, mod->module_core);
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+		memset(ptr, 0, mod->init_size);
+		mod->module_init = ptr;
+	} else
+		mod->module_init = NULL;
 
 	/* Transfer each section which specifies SHF_ALLOC */
 	pr_debug("final section addresses:\n");