5 files changed, 7 insertions, 27 deletions
diff --git a/net/core/neighbour.c b/net/core/neighbour.c
index f6bdcad47da6..851eb927ed97 100644
--- a/net/core/neighbour.c
+++ b/net/core/neighbour.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <net/sock.h>
 #include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
 #include <linux/random.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
 
 #define NEIGH_DEBUG 1
 
@@ -2592,7 +2593,7 @@ int neigh_sysctl_register(struct net_device *dev, struct neigh_parms *p,
 		t->neigh_vars[17].extra1 = dev;
 	}
 
-	dev_name = net_sysctl_strdup(dev_name_source);
+	dev_name = kstrdup(dev_name_source, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!dev_name) {
 		err = -ENOBUFS;
 		goto free;
diff --git a/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c b/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
index c8be646cb191..880a88815211 100644
--- a/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
+++ b/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
@@ -35,19 +35,6 @@ extern int sysctl_somaxconn;
 extern char sysctl_divert_version[];
 #endif /* CONFIG_NET_DIVERT */
 
-/*
- * This strdup() is used for creating copies of network 
- * device names to be handed over to sysctl.
- */
- 
-char *net_sysctl_strdup(const char *s)
-{
-	char *rv = kmalloc(strlen(s)+1, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (rv)
-		strcpy(rv, s);
-	return rv;
-}
-
 ctl_table core_table[] = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET
 	{
@@ -177,6 +164,4 @@ ctl_table core_table[] = {
 	{ .ctl_name = 0 }
 };
 
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(net_sysctl_strdup);
-
 #endif
diff --git a/net/ipv4/devinet.c b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
index 650dcb12d9a1..d8a10e3dd77d 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/devinet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
@@ -1471,7 +1471,7 @@ static void devinet_sysctl_register(struct in_device *in_dev,
 	 * by sysctl and we wouldn't want anyone to change it under our feet
 	 * (see SIOCSIFNAME).
 	 */	
-	dev_name = net_sysctl_strdup(dev_name);
+	dev_name = kstrdup(dev_name, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!dev_name)
 	    goto free;
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index 14f5c53235fe..a54d4ef3fd35 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 #endif
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/notifier.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
 
 #include <net/sock.h>
 #include <net/snmp.h>
@@ -3437,7 +3438,7 @@ static void addrconf_sysctl_register(struct inet6_dev *idev, struct ipv6_devconf
 	 * by sysctl and we wouldn't want anyone to change it under our feet
 	 * (see SIOCSIFNAME).
 	 */	
-	dev_name = net_sysctl_strdup(dev_name);
+	dev_name = kstrdup(dev_name, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!dev_name)
 	    goto free;
 
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svcauth_unix.c b/net/sunrpc/svcauth_unix.c
index 2b99b4028d31..d6baf6fdf8a9 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svcauth_unix.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svcauth_unix.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
 #include <linux/hash.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
 
 #define RPCDBG_FACILITY	RPCDBG_AUTH
 
@@ -20,14 +21,6 @@
  */
 
 
-static char *strdup(char *s)
-{
-	char *rv = kmalloc(strlen(s)+1, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (rv)
-		strcpy(rv, s);
-	return rv;
-}
-
 struct unix_domain {
 	struct auth_domain	h;
 	int	addr_changes;
@@ -55,7 +48,7 @@ struct auth_domain *unix_domain_find(char *name)
 	if (new == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 	cache_init(&new->h.h);
-	new->h.name = strdup(name);
+	new->h.name = kstrdup(name, GFP_KERNEL);
 	new->h.flavour = RPC_AUTH_UNIX;
 	new->addr_changes = 0;
 	new->h.h.expiry_time = NEVER;