linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/6][RESEND] Emulex FC HBA driver: fix overflow of statically allocated array

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Date:	Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:01:05 +0200
From:	"Jesper Juhl" <jesper.juhl@...il.com>
To:	James.Smart@...lex.com
Cc:	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Linux Kernel Mailing List" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
	"James Bottomley" <James.Bottomley@...eleye.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/6][RESEND] Emulex FC HBA driver: fix overflow of statically allocated array

On 13/08/07, James Smart <James.Smart@...lex.com> wrote:
> Ok.... here's what happened,
>
> - We changed the define so that it matched what we are using. We never configure
>    more than 4 HBQ, thus the index will never be beyond 0-3. The if-check is actually
>    innoculous. Given that the change wasn't your patch, we didn't include you as
>    the author.
>
And that's not a problem. I only mentioned it to explain how I
searched for the patch before I resend it.

> - Coding-wise, you are right, we still didn't fix the range check.
>
> Since this really is just something to keep the tools happy - I'll recind the NACK.
> I'll worry about simply removing this if-check later...
>
> James/Andrew, accept this patch - ACK.
>


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