linux-kernel - Re: [34/44] Limit sysctl_tcp_mem and sysctl_udp_mem initializers to prevent integer overflows.

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Message-ID: <20101208041656.GA2291@suse.de>
Date:	Tue, 7 Dec 2010 20:16:56 -0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, stable-review@...nel.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
	Robin Holt <holt@....com>, Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-sctp@...r.kernel.org,
	Alexey Kuznetsov <kuznet@....inr.ac.ru>,
	"Pekka Savola (ipv6)" <pekkas@...core.fi>,
	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>,
	Hideaki YOSHIFUJI <yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org>,
	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>,
	Vlad Yasevich <vladislav.yasevich@...com>,
	Sridhar Samudrala <sri@...ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [34/44] Limit sysctl_tcp_mem and sysctl_udp_mem initializers
 to prevent integer overflows.

On Tue, Dec 07, 2010 at 05:22:34PM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 4:04 PM, Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de> wrote:
> >
> > From: Robin Holt <holt@....com>
> >
> > [ Problem was fixed differently upstream. -DaveM ]
> 
> Gaah. I'd really like to see more of a description for things like
> this. A commit ID for the alternate fix, or at least a few words about
> the different fix or reason why upstream doesn't need the stable
> commit.

I'll let David confirm this, he's the one who sent it to me :)

thanks,

greg k-h
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