6 files changed, 18 insertions, 28 deletions

diff --git a/arch/cris/kernel/module.c b/arch/cris/kernel/module.c
index 37400f5869e6..51123f985eb5 100644
--- a/arch/cris/kernel/module.c
+++ b/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);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/module.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/module.c
index 5e34ccf39a49..2a625fb063e1 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/module.c
+++ b/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 */
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/module.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/module.c
index f1ddc0d23679..4435488ebe25 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/module.c
+++ b/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);
diff --git a/arch/tile/kernel/module.c b/arch/tile/kernel/module.c
index 243ffebe38d6..4918d91bc3a6 100644
--- a/arch/tile/kernel/module.c
+++ b/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)
diff --git a/arch/unicore32/kernel/module.c b/arch/unicore32/kernel/module.c
index 8fbe8577f5e6..16bd1495b934 100644
--- a/arch/unicore32/kernel/module.c
+++ b/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;
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 79a526dd1b11..4542ff3f7ef9 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/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");