1 files changed, 9 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c
index 2d11ddd99e55..8f8867170973 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c
@@ -212,24 +212,16 @@ static int set_param_str(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
         action_fn  fn = (action_fn) kp->arg;
         int        rv = 0;
-        const char *end;
-        char       valcp[16];
-        int        len;
-
-        /* Truncate leading and trailing spaces. */
-        while (isspace(*val))
-                val++;
-        end = val + strlen(val) - 1;
-        while ((end >= val) && isspace(*end))
-                end--;
-        len = end - val + 1;
-        if (len > sizeof(valcp) - 1)
-                return -EINVAL;
-        memcpy(valcp, val, len);
-        valcp[len] = '\0';
+        char       *dup, *s;
+
+        dup = kstrdup(val, GFP_KERNEL);
+        if (!dup)
+                return -ENOMEM;
+
+        s = strstrip(dup);
 
         down_read(&register_sem);
-        rv = fn(valcp, NULL);
+        rv = fn(s, NULL);
         if (rv)
                 goto out_unlock;
 
@@ -239,6 +231,7 @@ static int set_param_str(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
 
  out_unlock:
         up_read(&register_sem);
+        kfree(dup);
         return rv;
 }