linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv2] misc: fix unterminated *_device

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Message-ID: <46E8C5F2.4080009@garzik.org>
Date:	Thu, 13 Sep 2007 01:09:06 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	Kees Cook <kees@...ntu.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Ben Collins <bcollins@...ntu.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCHv2] misc: fix unterminated *_device_id lists

Kees Cook wrote:
> Fixes drivers that do not correctly terminate their *_device_id lists.
> This results in garbage being spewed into modules.pcimap when the module
> happens to not have 28 NULL bytes following the table, and/or the last PCI
> ID is actually truncated from the table when calculating the modules.alias
> PCI aliases, causing those unfortunate device IDs to not auto-load.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <kees@...ntu.com>
> ---
> Re-send, using recommended list termination code-style.
> Diff is against 2.6.23-rc6.

ACK


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