linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] arm64: cpuinfo: Missing NULL terminator in compat_hwcap

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Date:	Wed, 11 May 2016 10:40:57 +0100
From:	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>
To:	Julien Grall <julien.grall@....com>
Cc:	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	catalin.marinas@....com, stable@...r.kernel.org,
	"Suzuki K. Poulose" <suzuki.poulose@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] arm64: cpuinfo: Missing NULL terminator in
 compat_hwcap_str

On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 10:38:36AM +0100, Julien Grall wrote:
> Hi Mark,
> 
> On 10/05/2016 15:54, Mark Rutland wrote:
> >On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 03:40:31PM +0100, Julien Grall wrote:
> >>The loop that browses the array compat_hwcap_str will stop when a NULL
> >>is encountered, however NULL is missing at the end of array. This will
> >>result to overrun until one NULL is found somewhere in the memory.
> >
> >Probably worth adding something like:
> >
> >Note for backporting: commit 12d11817eaafa414 ("arm64: Move
> >/proc/cpuinfo handling code") moved this code. Prior to that commit, the
> >same change should be made in arch/arm64/kernel/setup.c.
> 
> I can resend the patch with this changes.

No need, I've already applied it locally with Mark's suggestions.

Will