3 files changed, 84 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/slab.h b/include/linux/slab.h
index 1ef822e31c77..2f8f60ff294a 100644
--- a/include/linux/slab.h
+++ b/include/linux/slab.h
@@ -72,8 +72,9 @@ static inline void *kmem_cache_alloc_node(struct kmem_cache *cachep,
  */
 void *__kmalloc(size_t, gfp_t);
 void *__kzalloc(size_t, gfp_t);
+void * __must_check krealloc(const void *, size_t, gfp_t);
 void kfree(const void *);
-unsigned int ksize(const void *);
+size_t ksize(const void *);
 
 /**
  * kcalloc - allocate memory for an array. The memory is set to zero.
diff --git a/mm/slab.c b/mm/slab.c
index 168bfe9d8ffe..8b71a9c3daa4 100644
--- a/mm/slab.c
+++ b/mm/slab.c
@@ -3740,6 +3740,53 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__kmalloc);
 #endif
 
 /**
+ * krealloc - reallocate memory. The contents will remain unchanged.
+ *
+ * @p: object to reallocate memory for.
+ * @new_size: how many bytes of memory are required.
+ * @flags: the type of memory to allocate.
+ *
+ * The contents of the object pointed to are preserved up to the
+ * lesser of the new and old sizes.  If @p is %NULL, krealloc()
+ * behaves exactly like kmalloc().  If @size is 0 and @p is not a
+ * %NULL pointer, the object pointed to is freed.
+ */
+void *krealloc(const void *p, size_t new_size, gfp_t flags)
+{
+        struct kmem_cache *cache, *new_cache;
+        void *ret;
+
+        if (unlikely(!p))
+                return kmalloc_track_caller(new_size, flags);
+
+        if (unlikely(!new_size)) {
+                kfree(p);
+                return NULL;
+        }
+
+        cache = virt_to_cache(p);
+        new_cache = __find_general_cachep(new_size, flags);
+
+        /*
+         * If new size fits in the current cache, bail out.
+         */
+        if (likely(cache == new_cache))
+                return (void *)p;
+
+        /*
+         * We are on the slow-path here so do not use __cache_alloc
+         * because it bloats kernel text.
+         */
+        ret = kmalloc_track_caller(new_size, flags);
+        if (ret) {
+                memcpy(ret, p, min(new_size, ksize(p)));
+                kfree(p);
+        }
+        return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(krealloc);
+
+/**
  * kmem_cache_free - Deallocate an object
  * @cachep: The cache the allocation was from.
  * @objp: The previously allocated object.
@@ -4481,7 +4528,7 @@ const struct seq_operations slabstats_op = {
  * allocated with either kmalloc() or kmem_cache_alloc(). The object
  * must not be freed during the duration of the call.
  */
-unsigned int ksize(const void *objp)
+size_t ksize(const void *objp)
 {
         if (unlikely(objp == NULL))
                 return 0;
diff --git a/mm/slob.c b/mm/slob.c
index 5adc29cb58dd..03cce3d3d986 100644
--- a/mm/slob.c
+++ b/mm/slob.c
@@ -190,6 +190,39 @@ void *__kmalloc(size_t size, gfp_t gfp)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__kmalloc);
 
+/**
+ * krealloc - reallocate memory. The contents will remain unchanged.
+ *
+ * @p: object to reallocate memory for.
+ * @new_size: how many bytes of memory are required.
+ * @flags: the type of memory to allocate.
+ *
+ * The contents of the object pointed to are preserved up to the
+ * lesser of the new and old sizes.  If @p is %NULL, krealloc()
+ * behaves exactly like kmalloc().  If @size is 0 and @p is not a
+ * %NULL pointer, the object pointed to is freed.
+ */
+void *krealloc(const void *p, size_t new_size, gfp_t flags)
+{
+        void *ret;
+
+        if (unlikely(!p))
+                return kmalloc_track_caller(new_size, flags);
+
+        if (unlikely(!new_size)) {
+                kfree(p);
+                return NULL;
+        }
+
+        ret = kmalloc_track_caller(new_size, flags);
+        if (ret) {
+                memcpy(ret, p, min(new_size, ksize(p)));
+                kfree(p);
+        }
+        return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(krealloc);
+
 void kfree(const void *block)
 {
         bigblock_t *bb, **last = &bigblocks;
@@ -219,7 +252,7 @@ void kfree(const void *block)
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kfree);
 
-unsigned int ksize(const void *block)
+size_t ksize(const void *block)
 {
         bigblock_t *bb;
         unsigned long flags;