1 files changed, 4 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/fs/coda/psdev.c b/fs/coda/psdev.c
index 240669f51eac..7e23cb22d394 100644
--- a/fs/coda/psdev.c
+++ b/fs/coda/psdev.c
@@ -122,14 +122,10 @@ static ssize_t coda_psdev_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 				hdr.opcode, hdr.unique);
 		        nbytes = size;
 		}
-		dcbuf = kvmalloc(nbytes, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!dcbuf) {
-			retval = -ENOMEM;
-			goto out;
-		}
-		if (copy_from_user(dcbuf, buf, nbytes)) {
-			kvfree(dcbuf);
-			retval = -EFAULT;
+
+		dcbuf = vmemdup_user(buf, nbytes);
+		if (IS_ERR(dcbuf)) {
+			retval = PTR_ERR(dcbuf);
 			goto out;
 		}