linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] isight_firmware: Avoid crash on loading invalid firmware

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Date:	Sat, 7 Jun 2008 02:38:56 +0000
From:	"Justin Mattock" <justinmattock@...il.com>
To:	"Johannes Weiner" <hannes@...urebad.de>
Cc:	"Matthew Garrett" <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, greg@...ah.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] isight_firmware: Avoid crash on loading invalid firmware

On Sat, Jun 7, 2008 at 1:05 AM, Johannes Weiner <hannes@...urebad.de> wrote:
> Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org> writes:
>
>> Different tools generate slightly different formats of the isight
>> firmware. Ensure that the firmware buffer is not overrun, while still
>> ensuring that the correct amount of data is written if trailing data is
>> preseent. Fixes crash reported by Justin Mattock.
>
> You don't like the word `present', do you? ;)
>
>        Hannes
>

pre seent meaning sent ahead of time,
or present as in time now, right on the spot. as for the word present
for liking +"I guess the kind at christmas time" : -)
regards;


-- 
Justin P. Mattock
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