Preallocate new_buffer before acquiring the alloc->mutex and hand it down to binder_alloc_new_buf_locked(). The new buffer will be used in the vast majority of requests (measured at 98.2% in field data). The buffer is discarded otherwise. This change is required in preparation for transitioning alloc->mutex into a spinlock in subsequent commits. Signed-off-by: Carlos Llamas <cmllamas@google.com> Reviewed-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@google.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20231201172212.1813387-18-cmllamas@google.com Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>