linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2 v3] initramfs: print error and shell out for unsupported content

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Date:	Sat, 22 Mar 2014 19:22:31 +0100
From:	Alexander Holler <holler@...oftware.de>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
CC:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Levente Kurusa <levex@...ux.com>, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2 v3] initramfs: print error and shell out for unsupported
 content

Am 22.03.2014 13:29, schrieb Alexander Holler:
> The initramfs generation is broken for file and directory names which contain
> colons, spaces and other unusual characters. Print an error and don't try to
> continue.

(...)
> +	# Files and directories with spaces and colons are unsupported.
> +	local unsupported=$(find "${srcdir}" -regex '.*\(:\| \|\n\|\r\|\t\).*')

I've just noted that -regex isn't POSIX. I don't know the kernel rules 
regarding this, and I don't care. But it might be a blocker for this patch.

Regards,

Alexander Holler


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