linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] getsockopt() early argument sanity checking

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Message-Id: <1156108373.23756.74.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org>
Date:	Sun, 20 Aug 2006 23:12:52 +0200
From:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
To:	Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, mb@...sch.de,
	solar@...nwall.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] getsockopt() early argument sanity checking


> We're not assuming they're broken. When some code is maintained by many people
> and when conventions differ between similar functions (eg: setsockopt does
> the check at top level and getsockopt in the leaves),

thats not something you want to fix in 2.4 though ;)

it may be worth considering for 2.6 of course.

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