linux-kernel - Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] [PATCH -next 2/3] batman-adv: Use seq

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Message-ID: <20131211075852.GS10323@ZenIV.linux.org.uk>
Date:	Wed, 11 Dec 2013 07:58:52 +0000
From:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:	Antonio Quartulli <antonio@...hcoding.com>
Cc:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>, Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, b.a.t.m.a.n@...ts.open-mesh.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Marek Lindner <mareklindner@...mailbox.ch>
Subject: Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] [PATCH -next 2/3] batman-adv: Use seq_overflow

On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 08:31:35AM +0100, Antonio Quartulli wrote:
> Joe,
> 
> we have other places in the batman-adv code where we use seq_printf, but
> at the moment we don't check the return value and we always return 0 at
> the end of the function.
> 
> I think we could use seq_overflow here as well?

Not if you want correctly behaving code...
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