netdev - Re: [PATCH] iproute2: lib/utils.c bug fixes

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Date:	Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:06:56 -0700
From:	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To:	Mr Dash Four <mr.dash.four@...glemail.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] iproute2: lib/utils.c bug fixes

On Fri, 12 Apr 2013 03:30:45 +0100
Mr Dash Four <mr.dash.four@...glemail.com> wrote:

> This patch fixes the following 3 bugs in get_u32/get_u64 functions:
> 
>   1. On 32-bit systems, get_u32 could not detect an overflow.
>      get_u32(&l, "4294967296", 10) always returned 4294967295
>      (ULONG_MAX on 32-bit systems).
> 
>   2. get_u64(&ll, "4294967295", 10) was returning an error where
>      it shouldn't have (4294967295 is perfectly legitimate value for
>      unsigned long long).
> 
>   3. get_u64 couldn't detect an overflow errors (arg > ULLONG_MAX)
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mr Dash Four <mr.dash.four@...glemail.com>

I don't demand Developer Certificate of Origin on iproute2 patches.
But if you are going to include it then you must use your real name,
no pseudonyms. See kernel/Documentation/SubmittingPatches.
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