linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Make new_utsname fields use the proper length constant

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Date:	Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:06:13 -0500
From:	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@...ibm.com>
To:	Dan Smith <danms@...ibm.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	containers@...ts.linux-foundation.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Make new_utsname fields use the proper length constant

Quoting Dan Smith (danms@...ibm.com):
> The members of the new_utsname structure are defined with magic numbers
> that *should* correspond to the constant __NEW_UTS_LEN+1.  Everywhere else,
> code assumes this and uses the constant, so this patch makes the structure
> match.
> 
> Originally suggested by Serge here:
> 
> https://lists.linux-foundation.org/pipermail/containers/2009-March/016258.html
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dan Smith <danms@...ibm.com>
> Cc: containers@...ts.linux-foundation.org
> Cc: akpm@...ux-foundation.org
> Cc: serue@...ibm.com

I realize it's weird putting __NEW_UTS_LEN+1 in the
length for struct old_utsname :), but you didn't make
up the names, so I would argue just do it for both
old_utsname and oldold_utsname too...

But of course even if you don't want to,

Acked-by: Serge Hallyn <serue@...ibm.com>

thanks, Dan.

-serge

> ---
>  include/linux/utsname.h |   12 ++++++------
>  1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/utsname.h b/include/linux/utsname.h
> index 1123267..3656b30 100644
> --- a/include/linux/utsname.h
> +++ b/include/linux/utsname.h
> @@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ struct old_utsname {
>  };
> 
>  struct new_utsname {
> -	char sysname[65];
> -	char nodename[65];
> -	char release[65];
> -	char version[65];
> -	char machine[65];
> -	char domainname[65];
> +	char sysname[__NEW_UTS_LEN + 1];
> +	char nodename[__NEW_UTS_LEN + 1];
> +	char release[__NEW_UTS_LEN + 1];
> +	char version[__NEW_UTS_LEN + 1];
> +	char machine[__NEW_UTS_LEN + 1];
> +	char domainname[__NEW_UTS_LEN + 1];
>  };
> 
>  #ifdef __KERNEL__
> -- 
> 1.5.6.3
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