linux-kernel - RE: Re: [PATCH 1/1] Preventive patch in the proc file-system to handle NULL check.

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Date:   Fri, 17 Aug 2018 08:57:43 +0530
From:   Srikanth Korangala Hari <srikanth.h@...sung.com>
To:     Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com>
CC:     "mcgrof@...nel.org" <mcgrof@...nel.org>,
        "keescook@...omium.org" <keescook@...omium.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Srikanth Korangala Hari <srikanth.h@...sung.com>
Subject: RE: Re: [PATCH 1/1] Preventive patch in the proc file-system to
 handle NULL check.

> It is fine to crash because /proc is not modular.

Dear Alexey, this was theoretical solution. If you feel this should crash instead if the call fail's then ignore the patch.

Regards,
Srikanth