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Message-ID: <20071115175810.GC24531@suse.de>
Date:	Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:58:10 -0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org,
	Justin Forbes <jmforbes@...uxtx.org>,
	Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@....linux.org.uk>,
	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>,
	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>,
	Chuck Wolber <chuckw@...ntumlinux.com>,
	Chris Wedgwood <reviews@...cw.f00f.org>,
	Michael Krufky <mkrufky@...uxtv.org>,
	Domenico Andreoli <cavokz@...il.com>,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, Dave Young <hidave.darkstar@...il.com>,
	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Subject: Re: [patch 04/13] param_sysfs_builtin memchr argument fix

On Thu, Nov 15, 2007 at 11:11:59AM -0500, Chuck Ebbert wrote:
> On 11/15/2007 01:09 AM, Greg KH wrote:
> > -stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let us know.
> > 
> > ------------------
> > From: Dave Young <hidave.darkstar@...il.com>
> > 
> > patch faf8c714f4508207a9c81cc94dafc76ed6680b44 in mainline.
> > 
> > If memchr argument is longer than strlen(kp->name), there will be some
> > weird result.
> > 
> > It will casuse duplicate filenames in sysfs for the "nousb".  kernel
> > warning messages are as bellow:
> > 
> 
> Needs an additional fix:
> 
> Commit:     22800a2830ec07e7cc5c837999890ac47cc7f5de
> fix param_sysfs_builtin name length check

That just went in yesterday, right?  If so, it will have to wait until
the next -stable review cycle, unless it's totally broken without that
change.

Is it?

thanks,

greg k-h
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