linux-kernel - Re: [broken-out-2007-07-20-00-22] kernel bug at kernel/params:570

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Message-ID: <a781481a0707221051m3bd7f27es29cb0b55972714a8@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Sun, 22 Jul 2007 23:21:28 +0530
From:	"Satyam Sharma" <satyam.sharma@...il.com>
To:	"Andi Kleen" <ak@...e.de>
Cc:	"Michal Piotrowski" <michal.k.k.piotrowski@...il.com>,
	"Greg KH" <gregkh@...e.de>,
	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, rdunlap@...otime.net,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [broken-out-2007-07-20-00-22] kernel bug at kernel/params:570

Hi,

On 7/21/07, Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de> wrote:
> On Saturday 21 July 2007 20:11, Michal Piotrowski wrote:
>
> > I confirm that the bug is fixed.
>
> Some string functions were optimized away. When I discovered it
> I was astonished the kernel booted at all. Anyways, it could explain
> a number of weird effects.

Yup, and I still am astonished myself. Reading just the C sources,
there was no way param_sysfs_builtin() could've allowed an empty
string to pass into kernel_param_sysfs_setup() ... which makes me
want to see the fix for this even more, but I can't find it on your ftp
directory any more :-(

Care to resend?

Satyam
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