linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] scsi: dpt

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Date:   Fri, 18 May 2018 12:06:02 -0400
From:   "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:     "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        Adaptec OEM Raid Solutions <aacraid@...rosemi.com>,
        "James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] scsi: dpt_i2o: Remove VLA usage


Kees,

>> On the quest to remove all VLAs from the kernel[1] this moves the sg_list
>> variable off the stack, as already done for other allocated buffers in
>> adpt_i2o_passthru(). Additionally consolidates the error path for kfree().
>
> Friendly ping! How does this look for v4.18?

Applied to 4.18/scsi-queue. Thanks!

-- 
Martin K. Petersen	Oracle Linux Engineering