linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] 2.6.19-rc2-mm2 sysfs: sysfs_write

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Message-Id: <E1Gd424-00054j-HE@www15.emo.freenet-rz.de>
Date:	Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:08:24 +0200
From:	balagi@...tmail.de
To:	gregkh@...e.de
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] 2.6.19-rc2-mm2 sysfs: sysfs_write_file() writes zero terminated data

Hello,

> Yeah, that might happen, but writing to a sysfs file again after the
> first time is not the normal case here.  I'll add your patch to the
> queue to keep this from happening though, good catch.

If the patch is applied, the  get_zeroed_page() call can be replaced
by __get_free_pages() to save some cpu time.

-Thomas









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