linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/4] partitions: warn about the partition exceeding device capacity

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Sun, 31 May 2009 16:39:18 +0200
From:	Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@...il.com>
To:	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@...il.com>,
	"Andries E. Brouwer" <Andries.Brouwer@....nl>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Robert Hancock <hancockrwd@...il.com>,
	Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	Frans Pop <elendil@...net.nl>
Subject: [PATCH 1/4] partitions: warn about the partition exceeding device capacity

From: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH] partitions: warn about the partition exceeding device capacity

The current warning message says only about the kernel's action taken
without mentioning the underlying reason behind it.

Noticed-by: Robert Hancock <hancockrwd@...il.com>
Cc: Frans Pop <elendil@...net.nl>
Cc: "Andries E. Brouwer" <Andries.Brouwer@....nl>
Cc: Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@...il.com>
---
 fs/partitions/check.c |    3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Index: b/fs/partitions/check.c
===================================================================
--- a/fs/partitions/check.c
+++ b/fs/partitions/check.c
@@ -574,7 +574,8 @@ int rescan_partitions(struct gendisk *di
 			 * creating invalid block devices
 			 */
 			printk(KERN_WARNING
-			       "%s: p%d size %llu limited to end of disk\n",
+			       "%s: p%d size %llu exceeds device capacity, "
+			       "limited to end of disk\n",
 			       disk->disk_name, p, (unsigned long long) size);
 			size = get_capacity(disk) - from;
 		}
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/