linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] drivers/staging/irda: fix max dup length for kstrndup

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Message-ID: <b95d6771-bad6-aaf9-428a-12288a23120d@cn.fujitsu.com>
Date:   Wed, 13 Dec 2017 09:03:35 +0800
From:   Ma Shimiao <mashimiao.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
To:     Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
CC:     <samuel@...tiz.org>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drivers/staging/irda: fix max dup length for kstrndup

On 12/13/2017 02:27 AM, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Dec 2017 16:54:44 +0800
> Ma Shimiao <mashimiao.fnst@...fujitsu.com> wrote:
> 
>> If source string longer than max, kstrndup will alloc max+1 space.
>> So, we should make sure the result will not over limit.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Ma Shimiao <mashimiao.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
> 
> Did you read the TODO file in drivers/staging/irda?
> 	
> 	The irda code will be removed soon from the kernel tree as it is old and
> 	obsolete and broken.
> 
> 	Don't worry about fixing up anything here, it's not needed.

Ah.. OK. Did not enter into the directory and notice it.
> 
> 
> 


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Ma Shimiao
Development Dept.I
Nanjing Fujitsu Nanda Software Tech. Co., Ltd.(FNST)